B.C.’s gay pride heads to Manila

A Vancouver bartender from Smithers B.C. has won the title of Mr Gay Canada and will represent the nation at the third annual Mr. Gay World competition on March 9 in the Philippines.
Rob Goddard, who says he moved to the city so he would be more readily accepted as a gay man, released a statement calling the win, “an incredible opportunity to meet courageous men from around the world who all have a unique story, and who want to make a difference in improving the human rights conditions that they face in their home country and around the world.”
“It is a great honour to use the platform of ‘Mr. Gay World’ to share my experiences as a gay man privileged to come from a far less discriminating nation such as Canada - a country that borders a ‘free’ super-power country that is STILL divided over the rights and acceptance of non-straights,” said . Goddard, 21, a Virgo who is 173cm tall
Online voting for My Gay World begins on February 21, 2011. Representatives of 24 countries will take part in the event.
The Mr. Gay World 2011 will be held in Manila, Philippines in March 2011. The finale is scheduled on March 13, 2011 at the Club Mwah! in The Venue Tower in Boni Avenue, Charl Van den Berg, Mr. Gay World 2010, will pass the tittle to his successor at the end of the event.