Visitors in drag were welcomed for the first time in BC’s legislature on Mar 2, but there was one catch: tiaras, crowns and sashes had to come off.
“We had some trouble getting them into this House, because of some of what I believe to be antiquated rules,” said NDP MLA Spencer Herbert. “But they are here — minus tiaras and sashes.” Herbert said it was a small step to fuller appreciation of the “BC’s great diversity.”
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