The race card

Canuckistan's Stephen Harper, the leader of the official opposition in Parliament, is hoping to set homos against ethnics in the same-sex marriage mess. Details here.

Those looking for an update on how Canadian queer marriage is goin' down should also check this out (er, these are links my work -- I'm told modesty is the kiss of death in the land of blogville).


ADDENDUM [posted at 14:25]: Fab mag has always been weird about same-sex marriage (an attitude many of us can relate to -- who wants to buy in to that crap?). According to a Canadian Press story today: "The magazine says the publication had no intention of joining the marriage debate until Harper made comments in the House of Commons suggesting that allowing gay marriage 'is an assault on multiculturalism and the practices in those communities.' Harper's comments have moved the debate from one about marriage rights to one about lifestyle choice, said Mitchel Raphael, who edits the Toronto-based publication. 'This is not about marriage anymore. The average gay person is feeling the repercussions of the stuff that he's doing on the street,' said Raphael. 'He's bringing out so much hatred.'"

So out came 32,000 postcards. Half are addressed to Prime Minister Paul Martin, thanking him for same-sex marriage legislation. "The rest are destined for Conservative Leader Stephen Harper's mailbox with a not-so-nice message from a hunky, scantily clad male model gesturing his middle finger. On the back side, the card reads: 'Stop instigating hatred against gays and lesbians and stifling minority rights. Your attitude sucks!'"

To see the postcards, click on the banner ad in the middle of this web page. The Fab bridal issue coincides with a National Gay and Lesbian Wedding Show at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre on Sunday (yuppers, an anti-gay marriage group has promised a protest -- wear lipstick and army boots).