Watts
Banned
Attending the pride parade is hardly "proof" that someone isn't an anti-gay bigot. It's very, very easy for a bigoted politician to attend pride and put on a good show. His attendance is meaningless.
I know that, but notice my bracketed comment. It appears, by nfitz's standards, that those that attend the parade must love gay people, and those that don't are, well...bigots. I doubt most progressive politicians care anymore than the conservatives about the parade, to be honest. They're just more likely to attend because a large part of their support comes from gay people and those that support pride. Does Oilvia Chow really care about gay issues? Who knows? I really don't care what politicians say about social issues, because I don't trust most of them. They say whatever makes them appealing to their base, whether they believe it or not.