THE SHOT — Canadian lawmaker Scott Brison and husband Maxime St. Pierre, and dog Simba, pose in a field on their property in Nova Scotia for their Christmas card. Brison calls it “Canadian Gothic”; others call it “Brokeback Brisons.” The Globe & Mail calls it too controversial to allow readers to leave comments.
(Thanks, Ian!)
Blake
It looks like the ending to one of those mood alteration med ads…. lol I LIKE IT
Richard in DC
It’s a beautiful photo.
darek
Hey Queerty, what’s with the double-speak? Did you not read the comment left on the globe and mail’s site regarding the article?
“Comments have been disabled
Editor’s Note: Comments have been closed due to an overwhelming number of hateful and homophobic remarks. We appreciate that readers want to discuss this issue, but we can’t allow our site to become a platform for intolerance.”
The article isn’t controversial, a lot of the readers are just stupid. There’s a difference!
Matt
Scott Brison is my MP in Nova Scotia. Although it’s wonderful that he was elected to Parliament as an openly gay man, I can tell you I didn’t vote for him. His support of free trade between Canada and Columbia, and his previous support of two tiered health care (although where he stands now, I don’t know [because he didn’t respond to my letter]) are things I can’t look past.
Cute photo though.
akn
Does it weird anyone else out how much they look like brothers?…
schlukitz
So much lip service being paid to “tolerance” on these threads. This is what we are expected to tolerate on our own site?
No. 119 · jamie
Well id like to tell you faggots that what i would really enjoy would be torturing all of you to death, but you’d probaly go tell the gay police. so I’ll just let you know most men see you fags and are disgusted , no matter what politicly correct bs people say so they dont offend you. America hates you. die faggots.
Posted: Dec 17, 2009 at 1:56 pm
Ziggy
What always confuses me is how homophobes love looking at photos like this and then writing comments. There seems to be some attraction to gay pics and a thrill of some perceived power in posting anonymously. The majority of the population, thankfully, just look at it, yawn, and move on to something else.
Homophobia is now understood as a mental disorder. That means posters like the one above need to get psychiatric attention, else they are harmful to society, much like severe schizophrenics.
Until then, enjoy searching for gay pics, looking at them, and getting that big thrill of ‘Oh, I posted nasty words on an internet comments section anonymously. Wow, I am such a bad ass guy. I feel so cool.’ Yeah, right.
university_dude
@Matt, Whoot! He is also my MP. Small world fellow Kings-Hants man.
I think it’s a nice photo, it sends the message that he is not ashamed of who he is.
Vito
I really do not get how this is a Christmas card. Where’s the snow, reindeer, santa etc… I think you missed the boat Scott.
Happy Holidays
Jadis
It’s Nova Scotia. It doesn’t snow reliably until January, when the sea cools down.
CB
Yes AKN, they may look like brothers although they are really sisters. Great wasp photo, middle class, attractive couple. Whats not to like! I got a calendar from my MP, Olivia Chow. No family shot of her and Jack.
Bad
To Schluuzttz?
What the F’ is that for a supposed German name? Sounds like a Tard. I just wonder if You are one of those really ugly people like from deliverence that has to sneak up on a pig to get lovings and is not sized to get off. (Like my pinky size) Tortore? You would totally have to be prepared…. I think You might get your little weener in a bind (Blown off with my nine mm) try to f or torture me…..
Merrry Christmas Schlultztz, You are the Fag and that word has no meaning nidgit,
Bcock
schlukitz
No. 12 · Bad
With that badly put together paragraph, misspellings and the use of words like Tard, pig-fucking, “Tortore” Fag and nidgit, I think you have amply demonstrated who the “Tard” is here.
Hope you can get that Christmas tree out of your butt after the holidays.
Inserting it base-end first, is gonna make it a real bitch getting it out.
MartyMpls
It’s funny that other news stories about the ‘controversial’ xmas card and the negative comments regarding it, cut Mr. Brison’s partner from the picture. Two fully clothed men standing in a field, separated by a dog no less, are a problem?
ossurworld
Where is the controversy? It is a dull photo, similar to those taken on vacation holidays to Nova Scotia.
Napoléon
No. 13 · schlukitz
You know, it’s kind of funny that this person, “Bad”, actually took the time to find a website like this, just to post hateful speech. Really, truly, shows the intelligence level of society.
schlukitz
No. 16 · Napoléon
Exactly so.