Walk the bridge in my shoes
COMMUNITY / Lighting up the Alexandria Bridge
Noreen Fagan / Ottawa / Saturday, August 22, 2009
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On August 21, 1989 Alain Brousseau was dropped off the Alexandria Bridge by a group of teenagers who thought he was gay. He wasn’t.

To commemorate the 20th anniversary of Brousseau’s death, Capital Pride in partnership with the Ottawa Police Service’s hate crime unit and their liaison to the queer communities organized “Walk the bridge in my shoes”








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People need to understand
this crime is horrible and i can not even begin to express the disgust i feel when hearing about stuff like this. I for one if still living in Ottawa would be there for that walk. I dont understand how you can descriminate against someone for there sexuality. It wrong if its race, sex, religion, culture so why do people think its ok if its sexuality. GAY ARE THE SAME AS YOU OR ME, ACCEPT IT!!!
Alysha, Pembroke Ontario
08/24/09 1:02 AM EST
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Alexandria Bridge
Actually, on the bridge there is a plaque and it does say Alexandria Bridge.
sylvia stojekmartin, Ottawa Ontario
09/23/09 6:12 PM EST
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Alexandra Not AlexandrIa
The name of the bridge as shown on the plaque is Alexandra, named after King Edward VII's consort, Queen Alexandra.
Glen Cochrane, Ottawa Onatrio
09/25/09 11:35 PM EST
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