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Singer k.d. accuses Harper of supporting intolerance by skipping Outgames

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MONTREAL -- Prime Minister Stephen Harper has chosen to “support intolerance” by refusing to attend an international gathering of gay athletes, singer k.d. lang said Friday.

Lang was critical of her fellow Albertan for failing to support the World Outgames, which is expected to attract up to 13,000 gay, bisexual and transgendered athletes when it begins Saturday.

“It’s a sad statement that the national leader of a country that’s one of the most progressive countries in the world chooses to support intolerance,” she told a news conference at the Olympic Stadium.

But lang added that the gay community shouldn’t take Harper’s absence personally.

http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/news/story.html?id=0ea26c16-1edb-49ef-aa9b-86775c44ee87&k=33084

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