Strictly Right

While the notion of hundreds of lesbians all marching down a street wearing fishnet stockings may sound appealing to some people, I think a city sponsored “Dyke March” may be a little much.

Rainbow flags, fishnet stockings and broad smiles littered the streets as thousands celebrated Toronto’s Dyke March under a bright, pelting sun Saturday. It was a stark difference from the G20 riots last weekend where black-clad protesters clashed with police under wet, dreary skies.

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“Our guys needed this,” said Sgt. Nancy McLean, an openly-gay Toronto police officer. “Morale was pretty low after last weekend.”

McLean escorted the parade on bicycle, but still participated as she posed for pictures with supporters, who loved her rainbow-coloured socks and the paper rainbow flag planted into her helmet.

About 60 motorcycles, including a Toronto police Harley-Davidson in the lead, rumbled onto Bloor St. from Church to mark the start of the march. Riders wore everything from bikinis to feathered rainbow boas.

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“As gays, we bring a lot of love to the streets,” Chen said.

I suppose the lesson that municipal governments need to learn is that when morale is down, send the lesbians to the rescue! I don’t have a problem with that actually, I just question how police aren’t permitted to show any sort of political affiliation or overtly hold any religious beliefs, but having a rainbow flag glued to their helmet is okay. I wonder what would happen if the Confederate Flag were flying from the police cruiser…

Tags: Al Gore, Canada, Homosexuality, Sexuality, Toronto