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History has been made in the frigid land of Canada! So. Long story short, this guy, Dalton McGuinty who was the Premier of the Liberal Party in Ontario but he resigned. So the Liberals had to choose on their new leader. And they decided.
Just to clarify, here is a handy dandy map of Canada. Ontario is the light bluish one. Also graphics are impossible.
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So personally, I'm not into politics. I don't follow it. I vote and stuff, but when it's not voting time I busy myself with more important tasks such as updating my Tiny Tower. Most addictive game ever. I digress.
I rarely watch TV, but every so often my dad has the news on. Most of our stations are American, but he happened to be watching CBC. So they mentioned there was going to be a new Premier for the Liberal Party. I didn't pay much attention.
I rarely watch TV, but every so often my dad has the news on. Most of our stations are American, but he happened to be watching CBC. So they mentioned there was going to be a new Premier for the Liberal Party. I didn't pay much attention.
A while later, the Liberals chose their new leader. My dad had the CBC webpage loaded on his laptop and told me to look at the leader- Kathleen Wynne. I didn't think much about it- lady in a position of power, good.
But here's the kicker. She's gay.
The first woman and openly gay Premier.
“Wynne, for her part, wasted no time trying to put the gay “question” to rest in a direct appeal to delegates.
““Let’s put something on the table,” the openly lesbian former cabinet minister said in a speech aimed at securing the extra support needed to win.
““Is Ontario ready for a gay premier? You’ve heard that question. Let’s say what that actually means. Can a gay woman win?”” (thestar.com)
Now when I glanced at the article on my dad's laptop, he then asked the question I saw coming from a mile away, “Would you vote for the Liberals now?” Because yeah, I'm openly queer (I choose to say I'm queer because asexual usually takes too long to explain and I try to be as androgynous as I can and in my books that qualifies for queer) and the idea of voting for a fellow queer person is tempting. The gay community has a voice of power through Wynne. This obviously doesn't guarantee a new following of people for the Liberal party.
But this is also a double edged blade. Gay marriage is legal in Canada, though that doesn't mean everyone supports it. So would that be a turn-off for some people.
The move can be seen as risky, but then again, it's 2013. Why can't gay women be Premiers.
At least it's something new (and positive at that) to add to the Canadian history text books.
But here's the kicker. She's gay.
The first woman and openly gay Premier.
“Wynne, for her part, wasted no time trying to put the gay “question” to rest in a direct appeal to delegates.
““Let’s put something on the table,” the openly lesbian former cabinet minister said in a speech aimed at securing the extra support needed to win.
““Is Ontario ready for a gay premier? You’ve heard that question. Let’s say what that actually means. Can a gay woman win?”” (thestar.com)
Now when I glanced at the article on my dad's laptop, he then asked the question I saw coming from a mile away, “Would you vote for the Liberals now?” Because yeah, I'm openly queer (I choose to say I'm queer because asexual usually takes too long to explain and I try to be as androgynous as I can and in my books that qualifies for queer) and the idea of voting for a fellow queer person is tempting. The gay community has a voice of power through Wynne. This obviously doesn't guarantee a new following of people for the Liberal party.
But this is also a double edged blade. Gay marriage is legal in Canada, though that doesn't mean everyone supports it. So would that be a turn-off for some people.
The move can be seen as risky, but then again, it's 2013. Why can't gay women be Premiers.
At least it's something new (and positive at that) to add to the Canadian history text books.
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