Gays Vow To Fight Conservatives In Canadian Election

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It's hardly a secret that Stephen Harper and his Conservatives are less than popular in Canada's gay communities.

And jumping headlong into the same-sex marriage issue at the outset of the federal election campaign did little to bolster Harper's image among gay voters.

But aside from that, the prime ministerial hopeful may yet want to consider how family ties can also affect balloting in the Tory heartland.

``I'm from Alberta originally, and my family is there,'' Doug Kerr, 38, said recently as he drank coffee with friends near Toronto's Church and Wellesley streets, the epicentre of homosexual life in the city.