QUEBEC GOVERNMENT PLANS TO ELIMINATE BELIEF THAT HOMOSEXUALITY IS IMMORAL

February 2010

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Opponents of "hate crimes" legislation, who point to Canada as an example of how such laws are used to suppress moral objections to homosexuality, now have more fuel for their fire. The Quebec Policy Against Homophobia, released last month by Quebec's Minister of Justice and Attorney General Kathleen Weil, assigns the government the task of eliminating all forms of "homophobia" and "heterosexism" from society as a whole – including the belief that homosexuality is immoral.  

The text of the policy is steeped in bureaucratic language but the goal is clear: to enlist the government to normalize homosexuality and to quell common criticisms levied against "sexual minorities" such as "lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transsexuals and transgenders." "An inclusive society must take the steps to combat homophobic attitudes and behaviour patterns and move towards full acceptance of sexual diversity," said the Premier of Quebec Jean Charest. "The policy sets out the government's goal of removing all the obstacles to full recognition of sexual minorities."   

The policy states that heterosexuality as a social norm or the highest form of sexual orientation must be stamped out. The policy laments, "Some people still say that homosexuality is an illness, morally wrong or a form of deviant behaviour. These beliefs tend to marginalize minority groups and prevent their full recognition in society." Such "prejudice," must be combated. Whilst the word "church" is never mentioned the policy does declare it important to "target the various institutions in which homophobic attitudes and behaviour patterns are found."  

Quebec was the first jurisdiction in North America to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in 1977. In 1995, the province included sexual orientation as an aggravating factor in "hate crimes," a law expanded in 2004 to include "hate propaganda." Same-sex marriage was legalized in Quebec in 2005. The progression from "hate crime" legislation to outlawing "hate propaganda" to now enlisting the government's power in socially normalizing homosexuality is now almost complete. 

Source: WorldNet Daily