Financially propping up ‘gay pride’
Tony Gosgnach
The Interim

If you’re a Canadian taxpayer, there’s a good chance that you have, wittingly or unwittingly, financially supported this year’s “gay pride” events - and their organizers – in various cities across Canada and, by extension, the push to codify homosexual “marriage” into law.

While homosexual activists go about placing “Tax the Churches” stickers on telephone polls and booths in the downtowns of major Canadian cities, they are strangely and hypocritically quiet about the public monies that go directly into their own pockets in order to prop up their society-changing agendas.

A survey of the financial backers of gay pride this year reveals that numerous government and government-associated agencies were involved in sponsoring and otherwise supporting gay pride activities.

For example, the government-owned Air Canada is a “gold” (first class) sponsor of the Vancouver Pride Society and Saskatchewan Lotteries helps prop up the “Saskatchewan Diversity Society.” VIA Rail Canada and the Ontario Trillium Foundation were “gold” (over $10,000) sponsors of this year’s London, Ont. Pride Festival, while the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation was a “bronze” sponsor (over $2,000). The city of Kitchener, Ont., meanwhile, sponsors the local group “Tri-Pride,” which encompasses Kitchener, Waterloo and Cambridge.

Hamilton had the Ontario Trillium Foundation and VIA Rail as “diamond” (first-class) sponsors, while the City of Hamilton kicked in as a “platinum” (second-class) sponsor.

For Toronto’s gay pride week, Air Canada and VIA Rail appeared again, this time as “gold” sponsors. In Montreal, government agencies seemed to have almost fallen over each other in their rush to fund “Divers Cite,” which consisted of a homosexually oriented cultural festival, a community day and a pride parade. The Ministry of Tourism of Quebec, Tourisme Montreal, the City of Montreal and the Government of Canada were all listed as “major sponsors.”

In Halifax, Air Canada was a “super” sponsor (more than $5,000).

Of course, homosexual events were also propped up significantly by donations from private corporations and organizations. Apart from protesting to government bodies that their tax monies are being used to advance the homosexual agenda, individuals might also reconsider their purchasing habits as they relate to some of the following companies. Here’s a west-to-east rundown of major Canadian cities, looking at who-did-what financially, vis-à-vis gay pride this year.

Vancouver: Financial supporters included Molson as a “gold” sponsor, and Hewlett-Packard as a “silver” sponsor.

Edmonton: Sponsors included Radio 91.7 FM (“The Bounce),” the Four Points Sheraton Hotel – Edmonton South and the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees.

Calgary: Current sponsors include radio station CJSW 90.9 FM.

Winnipeg: “Patrons” included the University of Winnipeg Students’ Association.

London: “Silver” (over $5,000) sponsors included Goodlife Fitness Clubs, Coors Light beer, Polar Ice Vodka, the Ontario Publice Service Employees Union and the Delta London Armouries Hotel.

Kitchener: Sponsors included the Record newspaper, Labatt and CKCO television.

Hamilton: “Platinum” sponsors included Molson and the Sheraton Hamilton Hotel. Media sponsors included Cable 14 television.

Toronto: Labatt was the only “diamond” sponsor and TD Canada Trust the only “platinum” sponsor. Showcase television and Polar Ice Vodka were “gold” sponsors, while IKEA, Rogers, Naya and Hewlett Packard were “silver” sponsors. Pizza Pizza was a “bronze” sponsor and CITY-TV and the Toronto Star were media sponsors. The Toronto Blue Jays baseball team hosted a “Pride Day” event, at which the gay choir, Toronto Men’s Chorus, sang the national anthem.

Ottawa: Rogers Wireless was a sponsor.

Montreal: Molson, Archambault.ca (Quebecor Media) and Naya were sponsors, while CKOI 96.9 FM radio, Lite Rock 92.5 FM radio, CBC Television, Musique Plus and Musimax were media sponsors.

St. John: Molson was a sponsor.

Halifax: Coors Light and the Westin Nova Scotian – Halifax hotel were “grand” sponsors (more than $2,500).

Prince Edward Island: The Delta – Prince Edward hotel was the “top sponsor.”

South of the border, an article in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer newspaper noted that, “Despite boycott threats from ‘anti-gay’ groups … corporate sponsorship of gay pride festivities held across the country … remains strong.”

The article added corporations ranging from Anheuser-Busch to Bank of America and Avis Rent-a-Car to Aetna Insurance “are actively courting a market they consider beneficial, if not essential, to their bottom lines.”

A survey of the U.S. public showed 45 per cent of respondents wouldn’t change their purchasing habits because of action against a company that reached out to homosexuals. However, that implies that 55 per cent would.

Demolishing the myth that homosexuals are somehow discriminated against and disadvantaged relative to the rest of the population, the newspaper reported that homosexuals are twice as likely to own a small business as heterosexuals and 75 per cent of homosexuals have incomes above the national average. Seventy per cent of homosexuals own a home.