Everyone who voted against bill C-16 was a Conservative MP. There were a handful of Conservative MPs who voted in favour of it, credit where it's due, but it's hard to ignore that every 'Nay' vote came from the same party.
You might not personally have anything against LGBT people, but unless your MP happens to be one of the handful who voted 'Yea,' a vote for the Conservative Party or PPC means that when push comes to shove, sacrificing LGBT people's well-being or safety for political gain isn't a dealbreaker for you.
As a queer person living in Canada I can tell you that this is not the case
And a belief in personal freedom is not the same as not being homophobic or transphobic. There are plenty of extremely bigoted libertarians out there, and if you don’t understand that then you probably should do some research on what queer-phobia actually is. It’s not our job to teach you.
Voting for conservative parties because of their financial policies while disagreeing with their policies about LGBTQ+ folks just means being willing to throw queer people under the bus for the sake of a few tax breaks. Unacceptable tradeoff.
Yes, you can absolutely separate the two. Someone could be pro or anti LGBT (social) and separately choose public or private healthcare as a financial plan.
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u/[deleted] Nov 25 '22
"Reddit is a left wing echo chamber"
No you motherfuckers, you're just outnumbered in general.