<\/a>Hey …uh … bloggosphere<\/em>… I need your attention for a moment.<\/p>\n

I mentioned a couple days ago that I’ve nominated my Dad to be Grand Marshal for this year’s Pride Parade<\/a>, right?<\/p>\n

I need a favour of you.<\/strong> I need all<\/strong> of you reading this blog to show up at the 519 on Tuesday, February 27th, 7pm (519 Church Street, just north of Wellesley). I know I’m up against impossible odds going against the popular Michele DuBarry, and I respect her and her accomplishments but I really want this for my father. She can run next year, but my dad’s 75th birthday only comes once.<\/p>\n

I’ve never begged before but I’m on my knees here. If anything, please link to this post so that word gets around T.O. I need to get bodies into that auditorium and vote for my father. If you know him, then this is a no-brainer. If you don’t, trust me, you’re backing the right horse.<\/p>\n

Why Edward Healey? Because he’s a prime example of the saying “The Truth Shall Set You Free”. He married early, did the dutiful oldest son thing of having 5 kids and raised them as a good parent should. Then he came out of the closet while living in a small town of 20,000. He never stopped being my father after that, despite the opportunity to run off an live his new life. In fact, he became my best friend and a positive roll model as fathers should be. At 75 there is no stopping him: he volunteers for MCCT, The Gardiner Museum and is active with the Toronto chapter of Prime Timers. Want to know more? Come to the 519 on Tuesday and hear me give a (hopefully) moving speech that will sway the crowd to vote for my Da.<\/p>\n

What’s in it for you? Know that you’d be voting for a person, not a persona<\/span>…<\/p>\n

More Pride Parade info here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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