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Originally Posted by Daver
Same sex couples Always label "normal" couples as homohphobic, what does it matter.
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Where to begin...
My partner and I are a "normal" couple. We're good neighbours in a community that welcomes us. We love and support one another and have undertaken the legal responsibility of/for one another, by getting legally married, that "normal" couples do.
I can't speak for my partner but I, as one gay man, don't presume that ANYBODY is homophobic any more than I presume that anybody is racist. One happy discovery I've made living in Calgary (and getting to know the fine Calgarians on this board) is that even self-identified conservatives are almost never what I'd call homophobic. And I certainly don't think the mere fact that somebody is in a traditional heterosexual relationship makes him or her "homophobic."
Finally, I'm not saying Calgary should be "proud" of having 1400 or so gay couples; I'm just answering the question concerning whether statcan keeps track of this sort of thing (sexual orientation). It doesn't; it only tracks couples, and as I say it's the best we have.