Same-sex love is the same as any other

I wonder how people would feel if they felt they couldn’t show who they are in public, in fear that they might get teased or laughed at because of who they loved.

Being in love is the most wonderful thing. There are some Inuit and non-Inuit out there in the world who are good, decent, people. They are no different than you or me, and what they chose to do is none of our business, as long as they take care and love one another, isn’t that cause for celebration?

I have friends and family who are religious, but I do not sit and criticize their beliefs because that is their choice not mine.

Some people say it is not okay for two women or two men to be in love.

But I guess it’s okay for Iqaluit and Nunavut society to accept:

* representatives in government who we know have done terrible things and then after a court date, resign;
* children going hungry;
* having a high population, young and old, who smoke, so that in about 10 years we will have a crazy number of cancer patients;
* young people who are still killing themselves;
* a failing education system, in some areas.

I don’t want to go on and focus on the negative. I start with my family. I want them to have a good life, and I want them to realize that the road doesn’t always necessarily go straight, and that it can go all over the place.

But as long as they have the ability to look at the other perspective, then life ain’t so bad.

Christa Kunuk
Iqaluit