If he was he there last year, it surely takes things to a whole new level. Regardless, I don't want him there and don't need his (or any politician's, right or left) approval of my sexuality. Rob Fraud IS a homophobe and I didn't need this to prove it to me.
What I find frustrating is how the gay community is being perceived — like cry-baby whiners who are begging for Mr Ford's appearance. We aren't. We REALLY aren't. He cut his ties with the community long ago and beyond Repentance as far as I'm concerned. I know he doesn't support us. I know he's homophobic.
Fraud new exactly the brouhaha this would cause and what the outcome would be: he comes out looking like a hetero family man being pressured by a bunch of "downtown, lefty, gay, socialist, elitists" who demand "special rights", etc, etc, blah, blah, blah. His voters are LOVING this and his incompetencies as mayor will be overlooked come next election. All he has to do is say "socialists" (the right LOVE that word), "gay", "lefty", "downtown" and "cultural elitists" (another one they love) in a speech and he's in. Say what you want about him, but he (well, his people) are amazing strategists and are awesome at PR. Or they are just f-ing lucky.
