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Originally Posted by Chadillaccc
Well, you have to understand that most of them have never once been to Calgary and have probably never heard anything good about the gay life or the treatment of gays here. I used to be one of the people that said "sorry to hear that" because who the heck would imagine, from all the things we hear about the conservative society here (Stephen Harper lives here for Christs sake), that being gay here could be livable, let-alone enjoyable. I never thought I would enjoy living here at all before I moved here, but now I do. I'm pretty sure most people who have never visited or lived here feel the same as I once did.
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I get they're basing an opinion off an untrue stereotype, but that simply doesn't make it right, and absolutely doesn't give them the right to be rude/insulting to someone from here. Like the article I posted a few pages back states, not all is rosy for the LGBT population in YVR (ie. Gay Bashing Capital of Canada). I also think that painting Calgary as a redneck, backwards hicktown just because we go blue politically is unfair. I'd venture to guess most that vote that way do it for economic reasons, not social reasons. Please don't take this as an attack on you, just creating a discussion
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