# Mounties get their man: first gay wedding in the RCMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 19, 2006, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mounties-get-their-man-first-gay-wedding-in-the-rcmp/357376 "2006-05-19T04:49:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2006, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mounties-get-their-man-first-gay-wedding-in-the-rcmp/357376/1 "2006-05-19T04:49:35Z")
[Brokeback Mounties department:](http://www.365gay.com/Newscon06/05/051806mounties.htm) > [@](#): > > (Halifax, Nova Scotia) In what may be Canada’s highest profile gay wedding of the year two Mounties will wed next month in Nova Scotia. > > It is the first same-sex marriage within the RCMP. and the couple will wear the distinctive scarlet dress uniforms the force is known for worldwide the Chronicle Herald newspaper reports. > > Const. Jason Tree, 27, and Const. David Connors, 28, met while in high school. They’ve been a couple since their university days eight years ago. > > In an interview with the Chronicle Herald Tee said they have never experienced a problem on the force. They are so well liked members of the force, also in their dress tunics, will form an honor guard at the wedding. Watch for the wedding photos to become a defining image, everywhere. Damn, I love this country sometimes. 😃 Cheers to Constables Tree and Connors! ---
**Author:** ![mojave66](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@mojave66](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mojave66)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2006, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mounties-get-their-man-first-gay-wedding-in-the-rcmp/357376/2 "2006-05-19T05:18:51Z")
Congratulations to Constable Tree & Conner! I wish I was Canadian. And how rude would I be to note that a, uh, romantic relationship between two RCMP’s makes me want to be in my bunk? ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2006, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mounties-get-their-man-first-gay-wedding-in-the-rcmp/357376/3 "2006-05-19T06:07:29Z")
Kick ass! _dances_ _Young man, there’s a place you can serve… I said, young man, you may even find luurrve. You can stand up, and you’ll look so damned fine A member on the thin blue line._ It’s fun to be in the RCMP! It’s fun to be in the RCMP!\* **mojave66** , I score pretty low on the Kinsey scale, but even I can see that two young cops in love is pretty darned _hot_. \*I know, it’s usually the other way around. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![elfbabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b782af/32.png) [@elfbabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfbabe)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2006, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mounties-get-their-man-first-gay-wedding-in-the-rcmp/357376/4 "2006-05-19T06:38:28Z")
Awww, that’s adorable! A picture of the happy couple is [here](http://thechronicleherald.ca/Front/504265.html). ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2006, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mounties-get-their-man-first-gay-wedding-in-the-rcmp/357376/5 "2006-05-19T06:42:34Z")
Those are some _fine_ looking officers. Quel dommage they’re getting hitched ☹ 😉 ---
**Author:** ![elfbabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b782af/32.png) [@elfbabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfbabe)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2006, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mounties-get-their-man-first-gay-wedding-in-the-rcmp/357376/6 "2006-05-19T06:59:51Z")
Heh, if you read the article in the Chronicle Herald, you can see they tried rather hard to find someone who _wasn’t_ okay with this. > [@](#): > > Herm Wills, president of the Nova Scotia branch of the Campaign Life Coalition, isn’t eager to celebrate the force’s latest first. > > Although he’s “not opposed to them doing what they want to do,” he said the traditional definition of marriage should be respected. > > There were differing opinions on the streets of Meteghan on Wednesday. > > Two women who did not give their names said they oppose same-sex marriage. ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2006, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mounties-get-their-man-first-gay-wedding-in-the-rcmp/357376/7 "2006-05-19T07:41:34Z")
Now see, this is why it’s bad to conduct a plebiscite before deciding whether or not to pop the question. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2006, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mounties-get-their-man-first-gay-wedding-in-the-rcmp/357376/8 "2006-05-19T11:55:49Z")
Matt, I always look forward to the gay news links you promote. You are the SDMB Gay News Network Anchor. 😃 Keep up the good work. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2006, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mounties-get-their-man-first-gay-wedding-in-the-rcmp/357376/9 "2006-05-19T12:13:24Z")
[QUOTE=Shirley Ujest] You are the SDMB Gay News Network Anchor. 😃 [/QUOTE] And lesbian stand-up archivist… 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2006, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mounties-get-their-man-first-gay-wedding-in-the-rcmp/357376/10 "2006-05-19T16:10:38Z")
Some people might call me the gay Peter Mansbridge; I prefer to think of Peter Mansbridge as the straight **matt\_mcl.** 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2006, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mounties-get-their-man-first-gay-wedding-in-the-rcmp/357376/11 "2006-05-19T16:23:20Z")
[QUOTE=mojave66] Congratulations to Constable Tree & Conner! I wish I was Canadian. And how rude would I be to note that a, uh, romantic relationship between two RCMP’s makes me want to be in my bunk? [/QUOTE] Not rude at all. Though it may be slightly rude to mention that it makes me want to be in THEIR bunk. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2006, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mounties-get-their-man-first-gay-wedding-in-the-rcmp/357376/12 "2006-05-19T16:25:37Z")
Now I’m getting images of Paul Gross as Benton Frasier. And they’re _good_ images. 😃 Matt, do we need to get you your own CBC segment now? ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2006, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mounties-get-their-man-first-gay-wedding-in-the-rcmp/357376/13 "2006-05-19T17:03:07Z")
[QUOTE=Kythereia] Matt, do we need to get you your own CBC segment now? [/QUOTE] _News in Briefs? The World at Sex? This Hour Has Seven Gays?_ The mind boggles. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2006, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mounties-get-their-man-first-gay-wedding-in-the-rcmp/357376/14 "2006-05-19T17:35:20Z")
[QUOTE=matt\_mcl] This Hour Has Seven Gays? [/QUOTE] If I laugh any harder my bum will fall off. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2006, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mounties-get-their-man-first-gay-wedding-in-the-rcmp/357376/15 "2006-05-19T17:42:13Z")
[QUOTE=matt\_mcl] _News in Briefs? The World at Sex? This Hour Has Seven Gays?_ The mind boggles. [/QUOTE] “Boggles”? Is that what they call it now? ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2006, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mounties-get-their-man-first-gay-wedding-in-the-rcmp/357376/16 "2006-05-19T17:48:51Z")
[QUOTE=Larry Mudd] If I laugh any harder my bum will fall off. [/QUOTE] Oh, no, we can’t have that. I want **Larry Mudd** ’s bum right where it is. Insert commas where necessary. ---
**Author:** ![DaddyTimesTwo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f07891/32.png) [@DaddyTimesTwo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaddyTimesTwo)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2006, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mounties-get-their-man-first-gay-wedding-in-the-rcmp/357376/17 "2006-05-19T17:53:19Z")
[QUOTE=elfbabe] Awww, that’s adorable! A picture of the happy couple is [here](http://thechronicleherald.ca/Front/504265.html). [/QUOTE] It’s funny, they don’t look … Canadian. 😃 It will be a long long time before such a thing occurs in the US. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2006, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mounties-get-their-man-first-gay-wedding-in-the-rcmp/357376/18 "2006-05-19T17:54:08Z")
[QUOTE=matt\_mcl] Insert commas where necessary. [/QUOTE] More than one? Just what kind of a boy do you think I am? ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2006, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mounties-get-their-man-first-gay-wedding-in-the-rcmp/357376/19 "2006-05-19T18:01:54Z")
[QUOTE=Larry Mudd] More than one? Just what kind of a boy do you think I am? [/QUOTE] _grouchoesque waggling eyebrows_ ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2006, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mounties-get-their-man-first-gay-wedding-in-the-rcmp/357376/20 "2006-05-19T18:28:38Z")
[QUOTE=Kythereia] Now I’m getting images of Paul Gross as Benton Frasier. [/QUOTE] Gives a whole new meaning to “Due South,” doesn’t it? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mounties-get-their-man-first-gay-wedding-in-the-rcmp/357376.md?page=2)