The Liberal government has made the 2SLGBTQI+ the focal point of its Woke tyranny. The acronym stands for “Two-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and additional people who identify as part of sexual and gender diverse communities. The “2S” at the front recognizes Two-Spirit people as the first 2SLGBTQI+ communities. The “I” for intersex considers sex characteristics beyond sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression. The “+” is inclusive of people who identify as part of sexual and gender diverse communities, who use additional terminologies.” (Women and Gender Equality Canada) The premise on which 2SLGBTQI+ rests is the narrative that Canada was founded by European conquerors who imposed heternormativity and patriarchy on the Native population and the marginalized and oppressed non-Indigenous communities—particularly the BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Colour). Naturally, this is patent nonsense. That is not to say that racism never existed in Canadian history and that gay and lesbian people were persecuted. There were historical wrongs that Canadians acknowledge, and changes to Canadian law have been instituted to guarantee equality under the law and opportunity, and, where appropriate, reparations have been made to affected individuals. For example, survivors of the Japanese internment during World War Two were awarded $21,000 each in 1988. Also, twelve million dollars was given to the Japanese Community Fund, along with 24 million dollars towards the creation of a Canadian Race Relations Foundation to ensure that similar injustices would never happen again. (National Association of Japanese Canadians) But for the current Liberal government, that is not enough. In short, the Liberal government uses the acronym to project Trans Queer fantasy and nonsense onto Canadian history. They are revising our history, if not trying to erase it, and making it an offence to challenge or criticize the narrative with the passage of Bill C-9, the Combating Hate Act. (Canadian Constitution Foundation)

As a Canadian patriot, I love and served my country as a Reservist in the Canadian Army from 1978-1982; this is appalling. I remember the Centennial celebrations in 1967 when Canadians proudly observed 100 years of nationhood. I learned about Canadian history in school growing up; the good and the bad. Now to see all of this disparaged and held up as something to be ashamed of is most distressing. On a personal note, I vehemently object to the invention of the 2SLGBTQI+ acronym and the accompanying victimization narrative. I am a gay man. I was born in Canada when male homosexuality was still criminalized—it was decriminalized in 1969—and since then gay men have the same constitutional guarantees in law that safeguard their civil rights and freedoms as any other Canadian. I never asked to be included in the forced teaming of gay men with the alphabet soup or to be seen as a victim who needs coddling from the state. Like many, if not most, gay men, all I wanted was to take my place in society–to have equality in law and opportunity, to be judged for who I am, not what I am. I did not want any favours or special treatment. Yes, I am speaking for myself, but rest assured, many gay men agree on this point. I want no part of the Liberal government’s Woke tyranny.

The Liberal government wants to impose a tyranny of nice on Canadians. Our guarantees of freedom of conscience and expression in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms no longer apply. Well, there will no doubt be court challenges ahead, but in the meantime, we can expect a rise in cancel culture aimed at critics of the Liberal government’s policy. Trust me, the threat of cancel culture is not to be taken lightly. I spent three months on administrative leave from my job in 2021. Someone from outside my employer complained about things I discussed on Facebook and YouTube videos I shared. The complaint was that my social media activity breached the organization’s human rights policy and put the institution in disrepute. Company policy required an investigation, even though Facebook had not once suspended my account. I was interviewed by an investigator, a human rights lawyer (an obnoxious Wokeist). I was not allowed to have legal counsel present and was told that exercising my right to silence would not stop a judgement from being handed down. Neither was I allowed to confront my accuser as their identity was kept confidential. What was lost on my employer in the process is that I have human rights too. Ah, but I failed to appreciate the human rights policy in place, which holds, in a nutshell, that all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights; only some human beings are born more equal according to arbitrary characteristics such as sex, race, and gender identity.

I stood my ground. I refused to knuckle under and admit to any wrongdoing. Finally, I was reinstated and agreed to avoid discussing topics like gender and racial identity politics online for as long as I worked for my employer. My reinstatement came, although the investigator judged that I should be sanctioned. I decided to retire from the workplace. I retired in 2023. They let me work from home for the remaining months of my service. There was no choice; there was nothing to return to at the office as the environment was poisoned against me. How long would it have been before someone else complained? I am fortunate to have survived a brush with cancel culture and to have saved my job and pension. Now, I remain guarded about what I comment on publicly. I do not like it, but my cancellation would not have changed the culture that is intent on pushing me, a normal gay man, back into the closet.

Posted by Geoffrey