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Originally Posted by SpongeG
most of the publicized cases end up being minorities doing the bashings - usually east indian which seems to have an anti-gay bent
I know i've walked down davie a few times and had things yelled at me and my friends from passing cars - they just yell at anyone seen on davie aka the "gay" street - they have always been males of a visible minority doing it - they yell at anyone they see
i think their communities need to start dealing with the problem more so than the gay community does
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I hate to name names (and I hope this won't get me kicked off the forum) but the Muslim community has no tolerance for gays whatever, and is sometimes overtly hostile towards it. This could explain the "visible minority" aspect.
In Iran, under Shi'ite Islam, a gay man must go through a sex-change operation. if not, he is sentenced to death.
Here in Canada, I think one of the key omissions we have made with our multi-cultural immigration policy, is the lack of explanation of Canadian customs and norms, including legal norms. This includes tolerance and respect for everyone, of course. However and unfortunately, many immigrants treat their new country as an extension of their old country, and feel that it is acceptable to continue their public behaviour as previously. IMO, this is something that should be addressed, in seminars, individual counselling, part of the immigration procedure; you name it.
Freak it!!! Some ethnic groups, when a husband and wife disagree, the husband chops her up and stuffs her in a garbage can or in a pizza oven!!!!! That"s NOT what the Canadian lifestyle or legal code is about, any more than if you happen to disapprove of gays.