Comments on: Yellowknife gay discrimination

By: Tracy

Tracy — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 07:14:50 +0000

On the rental issue, I hope they win their cause. As for churches providing skate parks, it smells to me like drug vendors who attract potential clients with initial freebies, then once they’re hooked, wham. Churches aren’t about charity, they’re simply looking to increase membership, by any means possible.

By: Garry

Garry — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 12:11:03 +0000

What hypocrites , gay activity is amongst quite a few single and married men on the sly but resent seeing 2 Actual gay open couple in public as this may be too much to handle ! And the church won’t help anyone just collect the money to help themselves to pocket as Usual why do you think they are the richest organization in the world ,?, hypocrites who probably fantasize about a guy now and again !

By: Ian

Ian — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 20:14:23 +0000

Yellowknife is still a beautiful small town with lots of very friendly people. I think the anti-gay community is very small, and most people there are disgusted by this crime.

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 20:08:36 +0000

I wanted to go here to to yellowknife to see the auroras with my family and friends, but after this news I dont want to visit some hick town. Ill go to russia instead to see the auroras

By: Jason

Jason — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 04:47:45 +0000

Wow! Imagine my surprise to see my very own words quoted on someone else’s blog. I’m not sure what to call the feeling, but I like it.

The Skateboard group has nothing to do with this as far as I know. The landlord is a Baptist and is supported by some people in the congregation. When my husband and I challenged the definition of marriage in the NWT, the interveners for that case were also from that church.

In case you”re interested, here’s an update concerning the landlord:

http://thegaywhitenorth.blogspot.com/2010/07/yellowknife-landlord-who-refused-gay.html

http://thegaywhitenorth.blogspot.com/2010/07/part-2-yellowknife-landlord-who-refused.html

Now we wait……

By: Ian

Ian — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 01:43:54 +0000

The Charter of Rights only pertains to government services and actions. However, local (either provincial or federal) human rights acts prohibit businesses from discriminating in cases like this. For the same reason that a business can’t say “whites only,” landlords can’t turn away gay tenants.

As for the skate park, I am being malicious and suggesting that it is more likely (although not guaranteed) to promote similar hatred.

By: James Bell

James Bell — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 01:20:47 +0000

Ian, I agree with you (and Jason) on this – to dump people on the street like that is totally wrong.
I don’t have a problem with selectively choosing tenants for idealogical/religious reasons (similar to choosing a roommate you expect to get along with), but to not notify them and leave them homeless is terrible. (I have no idea if the Charter of Rights allows selecting tenants like that, though.)
(But I have no idea what the skate park has to do with this. Are you trying to cast a bad light on the skate park just because it’s Christian, or is there actually a connection?)