The FiC (fag in charge)
The gay guy is more acceptable than the woman.
Out homosexualist
André Boisclair has just been elected leader of the separatist Parti Québécois by its assorted members -- and that's a party that actually has a chance of forming a government come the next provincial election.
Boisclair picked up 53.7 percent of the vote. Opponent
Pauline Marois pulled in 30.6 percent.
POSTED 9:30 p.m.: Acceptance speech is over. Boisclair welcomed the thousands of new members who joined the Parti Québécois during this leadership campaign -- which would include hundreds that his team signed up during Montreal's Pride celebrations. Still, the word "gay" did not pass Boisclair's lips.
It'll still appear in tomorrow's headlines.
POSTED WEDNESDAY MORNING: Oh, I think I'm such a smarty pants. Prepare for the gay references, I snarked yesterday. Well, the word "gay" is no where in La Presse -- it's all so self-consciously liberal. And "gay" appears in a Gazette story (but not in any headline) that deals with orientation in the "are we ready for this" stuff (then says it didn't become an issue, but cocaine, cocaine, cocaine), instead of mentioning gayness as a simple part of Boisclair's identity. I hate that, too.
I don't want sexual orientation to overwhelm Boisclair's victory; I don't want it ignored. I want it all, dammit. Whatever "it" is.