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Hirsute power!

Those outside of Quebec may not know that a lesbian is running for political office today. Manon Massé is an out dyke, the very first candidate to run under the flag of the leftist Quebec Solidaire, recently founded.

The provincial by-election is in the downtown Montreal riding of Sainte-Marie-Saint-Jacques, which includes the gay village. (Massé's not going to win, this is a Parti Quebecois stronghold, though formerly held by a gay man.)

I do love Manon Massé's posters. If you get close enough, you can see every bleached mustache hair.

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# re: Hirsute power!
April 11, 2006 8:29 AM
The péquiste did indeed win, with 5,462 votes; the Liberal was second at 3,700. But here's an impressive number: Manon Massé was third, pulling in 2,943. Impressive, really.
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