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Wilbur Turner @queergranddad.bsky.social · 27d

I wrote a letter to my cousin — and to everyone who thinks queer visibility is “too much.
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Wilbur Turner @queergranddad.bsky.social · Sep 23

Oh Mary!

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Wilbur Turner @queergranddad.bsky.social · Sep 23

Don't forget to e-transfer me your savings before midnight and leave the fob for your Maserati in my mailbox.
#rapture

Surrey-Cloverdale MLA Elenore Sturko booted from B.C. Conservative caucus | CBC News

Wilbur Turner @queergranddad.bsky.social · Sep 23

Elenore Sturko is booted from the BC Conservative caucus. Could it be this is what happens when you're vying for the leadership position and you misread the room? Out for disloyalty? #bcpoli
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B.C. Conservative MLA Elenore Sturko has been removed from the caucus, caucus chair Jody Toor confirmed to CBC News on Monday evening, though no reason was provided for her removal.

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Wilbur Turner @queergranddad.bsky.social · Sep 21

Read about an evangelical pulpit inside Kelowna's Rotary Centre for the Arts, and the realtime message that harms the queer community.
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Wilbur Turner @queergranddad.bsky.social · Sep 19

A Guide to Canada’s Notwithstanding Clause
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A Guide to Canada’s Notwithstanding Clause

This might be dry and boring, but only if this clause isn’t being used against your rights and freedoms.

Religious supremacism masquerading as persecution, brought to you by Canadian MPs

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Today in the OK @todayintheok.bsky.social · Jul 25

Latest column by @queergranddad.bsky.social

The Turner Files by Wilbur Turner

www.kelownacapnews.com

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Wilbur Turner @queergranddad.bsky.social · Jul 20

Today, Canada celebrates 20 years of marriage equality. The progress we've made as a nation isn't a given. The shocking story I'm sharing from 19 years ago won't be forgotten as we continue to stand on guard for equality.
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Twenty Years of Marriage Equality in Canada: A Milestone Worth Defending

And a personal story that shocked a wedding audience nineteen years ago

The Tangerine Toddler, the Robot Biden, and Canada’s Own Conspiracy Carnival

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Wilbur Turner @queergranddad.bsky.social · Jul 15

The Tangerine Toddler, the Robot Biden, and Canada’s Own Conspiracy Carnival. It was only a matter of time before MAGA turned on its orange king. open.substack.com/pub/queergra...

It was only a matter of time before MAGA turned on its orange king.

Corporate Ledgers Show Action4Canada Raised Over $790K in 2022. Here’s How They Spent It

Wilbur Turner @queergranddad.bsky.social · Jul 15

Thanks for letting me know. I've updated the article. Here is the correct link:
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Documents filed by A4C give a look at the balance sheet of one of Canada’s most vocal and active Christian Nationalist and anti-2SLGBTQ+ organizations.

www.antihate.ca

Christian Style Fascism Isn’t Just at Our Door — It’s in the House

Wilbur Turner @queergranddad.bsky.social · Jul 12

Alberta’s book ban isn’t about “protecting kids.” It’s about importing U.S.-style Christian nationalism into Canada — and testing how much authoritarianism we’ll tolerate.

My latest: open.substack.com/pub/queergra... #ABpoli

A Canadian Wakeup Call

Pierre Poilievre Saves Alberta From Itself — By Moving There

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Wilbur Turner @queergranddad.bsky.social · Jul 6

It’s brilliant, really. The man who’s been yelling about taking back Canada has finally figured out how: take it back one riding at a time, starting with the province most likely to leave.
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The nation can breathe a sigh of relief: Pierre Poilievre will singlehandedly save Alberta from separating by moving to the province and getting himself elected in a by-election.

Alligator Alcatraz and the Collapse of Accountability in America

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Wilbur Turner @queergranddad.bsky.social · Jul 3

Alligator Alcatraz

If this were happening in another country, the United States would condemn it as authoritarian overreach. But because it’s happening here—because it’s happening to migrants—the system shrugs.

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This week, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and members of the Trump-aligned administration proudly toured a new immigration detention centre being referred to—without irony—as “Alligator Alcatraz.” Came...

After the byelection: Alberta’s political fault lines and the hope of Nenshi’s win

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · Jun 21

Domestic racially motivated violent extremism perpetrated white supremacists is the number one terror threat in the U.S. and it’s not even close.

That’s not an opinion. www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/do...

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Today in the OK @todayintheok.bsky.social · Jun 27

@queergranddad.bsky.social latest column be sure to check it out!

The Turner Files by Wilbur Turner

www.kelownacapnews.com

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Florence Ashley @floralashes.bsky.social · Jun 18

Reading the Supreme Court decision, I think back to what I wrote with sociologist Blu Buchanan. Attacks on gender-affirming care are fundamentally rooted in white supremacy. Attacks on trans people are part of a broad-ranging agenda of reconfiguring society to better serve white supremacy.

The Anti-Trans Panic Is Rooted in White Supremacist Ideology

Gender-affirming care poses a challenge to the reproductive imperative imposed by white supremacy.

truthout.org

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Wilbur Turner @queergranddad.bsky.social · Jun 18

We must ask: If a trustee cannot show up for all students—especially those already targeted and marginalized—do they belong in the role at all?

#Kelowna #Okanagan #Education

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Othered in Plain Sight

A School Trustee’s Silent Statement, and Her Loud Opposition to Inclusion

The Strong Borders Act: Weighing Security Against Civil Liberties

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Wilbur Turner @queergranddad.bsky.social · Jun 15

Today was the Pet Pride Parade in Kelowna. Of course we were there! 🏳️‍🌈🐾

#PetPride #PrideMonth #Kelowna

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Wilbur Turner @queergranddad.bsky.social · Jun 13

What do you think Tim Thielmann, Chief of Staff for BC MLA Dallas Brodie means by "white cane supremacist" in his Instagram bio?
#bcpoli

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Wilbur Turner @queergranddad.bsky.social · Jun 13

Do you know what is in Bill C2, The Strong Borders Act? It's more than a bit troubling.
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Have you looked at the government's Bill C-2?

One BC or One Agenda? Brodie and Armstrong’s New Breakaway Party Targets Inclusion and Equity

Wilbur Turner @queergranddad.bsky.social · Jun 12

Earlier today, the list of registered political parties in British Columbia grew by one. According to Elections BC, a new party—One BC—has officially been added to the political roster. The two members are Tara Armstrong and Dallas Brodie. #bcpoli
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Earlier today, the list of registered political parties in British Columbia grew by one.

Very Good: A Catholic School Division's Rainbow Message of Love During Pride

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Wilbur Turner @queergranddad.bsky.social · Jun 7

Edmonton Catholic School Division's Pride Month message is beautiful.

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Affirming and Hopeful