A Day in Hand - Same Sex Hand Holding (SSHH!)

We love it!26 Dec 2009 12:22AM"Please find attached our picture to support your fantastic campaign. When I took my wife to work, we both paused and held hands as crowds of people walked by us in the car and I snapped the photo.
We hope a lot of people get on board and support this campaign, which we feel really strongly about.
Best wishes!"

Vancouver, BC. Canada, 12/26/09 at approx Noon :)"

Lisa

part of Same-sex hand holding Saturday December 09

Sshh! Saturday October 31st31 Oct 2009 6:50PM"This was taken on Granville Street in downtown Vancouver on Halloween night."

Jeannine Williams, Vancouver, Canada
31st October 2009

Part of Sshh! Saturday October

Flying High08 Sep 2009 9:33PM"S.s.h.h. (same-sex hand holding) feels pretty safe in Montreal, even outside the Village, although we do sometimes get some odd looks and the occasional insulting comment (and the occasional smile, too). I have not yet had occasion to hold hands outside Montreal."

Matthew and Devin fly a kite by the banks of the St. Lawrence River in Verdun. Montreal, Quebec, Canada, September 2, 2009.

Cubs in Canada30 May 2009 9:32PMWho are these two guys?
Such sweet boyish grins...aahh..

Yaletown, Vancouver, BC, Canada, May 30th 2009

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Daniel Forgie the photographer said,
"I'm glad you could use the pic. I've seen several more couples around here....I don't have any details about the guys in the pic I sent you. I just stopped them and asked if I could take their picture and asked their permission for its use in any type of project that it might end up in. They agreed, said it sounded great, and were on their way.

The constant hassle and danger surrounding same-sex hand holding and affection has long been a main point of contention regarding our inequality. I think that visibility of diverse couples (not just in major cities and ghettos) is one of the few ways that we will ever be able to truly have equality. I live downtown Vancouver, arguably one of the most gay-positive cities, in one of the few and first countries to legalise same-sex marriages and it is still really unsafe to hold hands. There have been numerous attacks just in the last year, even in the "village". Often I think I'd rather give up the right to marry if it meant that I could just hold my partner's hand or give him a kiss, without worrying about being attacked."

Staci16 May 2009 9:12PM"Don't have any pics, unfortunately, but my best friend and I regularly hold hands, hug, and use terms of endearment to one another. We're both straight, but do love each other and have absolutely no qualms about expressing that. A short time ago I stopped in the grocery store quickly one night without her, and the cashier asked me where my wife was. I LOVE that we live in an area where, not only was the assumption natural that two affectionate women were a couple, but it actually seemed easiest not to correct the misinterpretation." Staci

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Matt08 May 2009 8:33PMNo picture, sorry -- we were too busy holding hands.

When I'm with someone, I always hold hands. Most recently this boy I like was visiting from Winnipeg, and we went everywhere holding hands -- the metro, the botanical gardens, the Marché Centrale way up in Villeray, and around my neighbourhood.

On his last day here we flew kites at the park down the street and had a banana split afterwards, all the while holding hands. We were so wholesome-looking we could have come right out of a PFLAG brochure. :)

Montreal, Canada

Love in the air11 Jul 2008 5:27PMThis shot was taken... in the midway, the fairgrounds, where all the rides are. These two pals were approximately 80-100 feet / 30m in the air. I caught them accidentally in my telephoto lens. It's one of my favourite pictures.

I personally don't have an opinion about anyone holding hands. If people want to hold hands, then they should. I know that our culture is more closed in this regard than others. For instance, though I've never been there, I'm told that in Spain it's common for guys to touch or whatever when they're hanging out (though I'm not sure about that). Cheers.

The Calgary Stampede, Alberta Canada, 11th July 2008

Photo by catsfive