[LINK] On the opposition of the Conservative Party to marriage equality and LGBTQ rights

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Facebook's Kathleen Smith had a post that began to go viral this morning, sharing an excerpt from the Conservative Party's manifesto explicitly opposed to LGBTQ equality.



This passage can be found on page 28 of the party's February 2014 policy declaration, available right here.

Smith's words deserve to be shared.

If this policy read "we support legislation that denies equality to people of colour", there would be outrage. If it said "we support legislation that denies the equality of women", we would be screaming in the streets.

It is NOT okay that the CPC doesn't recognize the power of the Supreme Court to rule on constitutional and Charter matters - which is the responsibility of the court - nor does the party, and therefore this government, recognize the equality of LGBTQ persons.

Because by including in their policy book that they support legislation dictating marriage only be recognized as between one man and one woman, they are clearly stating that they do not recognize the full equality of LGBTQ persons.

PLEASE share this! Make everyone you know aware that the Harper Conservatives do not recognize the rulings of the court, the equality of LGBTQ persons, and support legislation that denies equality to LGBTQ persons.