Rick's Rant - Teen Suicide

[certainthings]

"So, if you're gay and you're in public life I'm sorry, you don't have to run around with a pride flag and bore the hell out of everyone, but you can't be invisible. Not anymore."

Comments

[robi0688.livejournal.com]

I love him, but considering he's still half-closeted and you wouldn't know about him unless you're *~*~in the know... c'mon man. Walk your talk.

[certainthings.livejournal.com]

Is he? I thought he was all out. *shoves him all the way out*

[rainbow-goddess.livejournal.com]

He's never hidden the fact that he's gay. He talks about it fairly often. He's done interviews in which he talks about being gay. He says that Canadians are just too polite to ask about it.

[robi0688.livejournal.com]

When asked about it.

Look, sometimes you need the rainbow flags and shit that annoys everyone, because so many people I know, even queer people, don't know he's gay. And if he's going to politicize queerness in general, he's going to be expected to politicize his own.

[rainbow-goddess.livejournal.com]

He's made his own "It Gets Better" video. I don't think anyone held a gun to his head.

[robi0688.livejournal.com]

Lots of straight people make "It Gets Better" videos too, and some of the people who need to hear about a Canadian icon being gay aren't going to watch it to see what he says. Or even care that these videos exist.

[vunadiwai.livejournal.com]

Haven't heard of this guy before but he makes some valid points. 300 is 300 too many.

[certainthings.livejournal.com]

He's quite well known in Canada. :)

[laurondo.livejournal.com]

I like him.

[certainthings.livejournal.com]

Me too.

[framedhim.livejournal.com]

I did the quick hw edition, don't know how much of it is true, on wikipedia. Anyone that could pull of the stunts he did with Huckabee and Bush is pretty darn good. Or, considering them...nah, too easy.

It does say his partner's name but that he's super private. When was this made? Sorry, didn't bother to check that.

[certainthings.livejournal.com]

Homework edition? Huckabee and Bush? I love Rick Mercer but I rarely watch his show unless it's repeats

This was made recently.

[framedhim.livejournal.com]

I had no clue who on earth he was, so I geeked and checked him out.

Thanks. and thanks for posting this.

[nikibee.livejournal.com]

I agree with this message.

[certainthings.livejournal.com]

It's a good message