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Calgary Mayor's
Remarks Trouble Gay Rights Groups

Calgary Mayor's
Remarks Trouble Gay Rights Groups

While campaigning for reelection, Dave Bronconnier, mayor of Calgary, drew an angry reaction after he was accused of saying he could not condone the gay lifestyle, according to the Calgary Herald.

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While campaigning for reelection, Dave Bronconnier, mayor of Calgary, drew an angry reaction after he was accused of saying he could not condone the gay lifestyle, according to the Calgary Herald.

During a recent mayoral debate, an audience member complained that city funding went to promoting Calgary as a travel destination for gays and lesbians. Bronconnier replied that it is up to the tourism agency to decide how to market the city to tourists, but added, "I hear your lifestyle question and that's not something I can condone, but Tourism Calgary, they have their marketing.... Would it have been my choice for an article? Probably not."

"Our current mayor said in a public debate that he does not approve of this 'lifestyle,' " said Tamrin Hildebrand, executive director of OutLink, a group representing the city's gay and lesbian community. "To me, lifestyle implies choice, and being a lesbian was not a choice -- the only choice to be made was whether or not to accept it and come out."

Bronconnier said Wednesday that it was the question from the audience member that he could not condone. (The Advocate)

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