Actually I attend the U of A and am aspiring to be a Social Studies teacher, so I am absolutely aware of Alberta politics. Yes we may be behind other Canadian provinces, but we’re still ahead of 90% of the World in terms of gay rights.

This surely sounds like it’s coming from someone who is in denial or someone doesn’t follow politics.

Did you know Quebec was the first one to include sexual orientation in their “provincial protection” code back in 1970′s? Almost over 30-35 years ago already – just a few years after homosexuality was decriminalized near end of late 60′s.

Interesting enough this writer mentions two biggest cities in the province… what about the remaining 98.3% of other geographical areas of Alberta? Is this truly the ‘majority of province’ (covering many small communities) really being G/L/B/T friendly?

The writer also fails to acknowledge why has the province of the day have been lacking behind in progress of G/L/B/T rights politically?

It would be suicidal to proceed in embracing equality rights which most politicians prefer to hide behind the cloak of “courts” to do their ‘dirty’ work. If the politicans actually were willing to do it on their own without an ‘order’ from the court system then the voters will make them pay for it in upcoming election.

My friend… this is still Alberta we live in. Other provinces… granted… are better today than our province yet these provinces do still have their own problems with G/L/B/T issues too. Mostly these happened during few years ago and all the way back to the day the homosexuality was decriminalized in Canada.

Keep in mind… being a liberal in a generally conservative province is very challenging. We are slowly changing… we’re just not moving like a rabit but as a turtle. It’s coming.

Matthew, Sherwood Park, 23.

Far as I know, at least in the cities, Alberta law already allows you to send your child to a religious school on the public dime. Pretty sure Edmonton has at least one Christian (not Catholic) high school.

But can you imagine one of those kids trying to get a job as an astronomer, to prove that the Sun rotates around the earth, and the world is only 4000 or 6000 years old.

BTw, if you want to break the back of the religious conservatives, what needs to be done is to finish debunking the superstition that the world was created in 6 days and nights, and on the 7th God rested.

And then the rest will be history. The conservative churches disgraced and shown as ignorant followers of superstition.

And mankind will be able to throw off the yoke of ages that has held back progress, and been the creator or supporter of most wars. All to satisfy a power lust by religious egomaniacs.

And yes there are good religions, that look forward to progress, not look back for superstitions to support their power amongst the ash heap wrought by conservative religions over the millenia.