He/Him ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ Skip
@TeamGregSmithNL
& 1/2 of Team Wiseman/Smith MXD ๐ฅ๐งน 1 Corinthians 2:5 โ๏ธ Lover of all things YYT & NL ๐๐จ๐ฆ Tell your cat I say pspsps ๐ป
Great moment with my friend and fellow competitor
@EppingJohn
as two openly 2SLGBTQIA skips played against one another today! ๐ฅ
Proudly showing who we are on and off the ice. ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
No matter who you are, you can play any sport or do anything at the highest level!
I might not have the best record at the Brier, thus far in my curling career......๐
However, The โAround The Hornโ from this years Tim Hortons Brier now has me into
@TSN_Sports
1V1 Hall Of Fame, which is pretty bestkind!
Thanks so much to everyone for your support! โฅ๏ธ๐ค๐ค
So when I got back to the hotel there was a great surprise for me in the lobby.
A lovely bouquet of flowers ๐ chocolates ๐ซ a ๐๐ balloon ๐& a lovely teddy bear ๐งธ
Whoever sent this, if youโre cute Iโll go on date with you post Covid-19! ๐
What a day folks, what a day!
Iโm pretty happy TSN didnโt feature that tbh.... Lol ๐
So amazing to get to play Team Gushue and fellow Newfoundlanders & Labradorians here at the Brier.
Itโs certainly an incredibly special moment for me and the team! ๐ฅ
Such an amazing week! โฅ๏ธ๐ค
Anyone who is rejoicing in the death of Queen Elizabeth is truly vile.
She is someoneโs family, someoneโs friend & she lived a life of service that she was born into.
You can be against the monarchy and the negative impacts of colonialism and still respect someoneโs death!
Rest In Peace, Nanny Smith!
Grateful for the chats we had and time we shared! You lived a great life of 95 years!
I love you, until we meet again! โค๏ธ
It's official,
@gregsmithnl
is going to the 1V1 Hall of Fame!
The NFLD skip and his around the horn spectacular shot from
#Brier2021
beat 10 consecutive opponents to earn his spot in the rafters.
Greg, we salute you! ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ
WATCH:
One word to describe this past month in Calgary, AB.
Gratitude! โฅ๏ธ๐ค๐ค
Getting to represent Newfoundland & Labrador in two disciplines at the National level is such a honour!
1/
Playoffs???
Oh yes!!! โฅ๏ธ๐ค๐ค
@mackmitch01
& I have qualified for the playoffs here at Home Hardware Canadian Mixed Doubles Championships! ๐ฅ ๐งน
We play tonight at 6:30 pm (10 pm NDT) vs Sahaidak/Lott
#TeamNL
#HubCity2021
#CMDCC2021
Girls, if your boyfriend is homophobic, disrespectful or discriminatory to anyone or group of people, get a new boyfriend!
Guys, if your buddies or even some of them are homophobic, disrespectful or discriminatory to anyone or any group of people, get new friends!
3/
Just a reminder that queer people are real!
Ps - us and our relationships are completely valid and equal!
#LoveIsLove
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Today, I am glad to announce I will be running in the St. Johnโs Municipal Election on September 28th.
Elect Greg Smith for Councillor At-Large! ๐ณ
#SJPoli
#NLPoli
Excited to say we will be Team Newfoundland & Labrador at the Canadian Mixed Doubles Championship in Fredricton, NB. โค๏ธ๐ค๐จ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐งน
@jessicalauren
Thank you so much to the Gateway Curling Club for an amazing event from the great ice to the hospitality I canโt wait to come back.
Homophobia is sadly alive and well in 2021!
Last night I was out for a few drinks and outside the pub, on George Street I was called anything from a โfaggotโ, โfucking queerโ to โguy in leggingsโ (as I wore my fave black jeans).
1/
Elated about our play here at Home Hardware Canadian Mixed Doubles Championships.
@mackmitch01
I have finished round robin with a 4-2 record and now we wait to see if we have made it into the playoffs!
So grateful to have such an amazing shooter and pal as a teammate! โฅ๏ธ๐ค๐ค
I donโt understand the logic behind people who are discriminatory to any one or group of people. How do you get off thinking you are more of a human than anyone else!!!
Following in New Brunswickโs footstepsโฆ
Absolutely stomach sick, I feel for the 2LGBTQIA+ community and youth in SK!
Policy like this has no place in Canada. โฅ๏ธ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ๐จ๐ฆ
Today, Education Minister Dustin Duncan announced new consent policies for Saskatchewan schools. Parent consent for students under 16 will now be required to change a studentโs name or pronouns in the school.
For more information, visit
Went to shake a 50 year old strangers hand downtown, he said โIโm not gay.โ
I didnโt know how to react but I shouldโve said โIโm not uglyโ
Folks! I forgot the rules to follow, if youโre LGBTQ2S+ you arenโt allowed to introduce yourself to anyoneโฆโฆ
Iโll do better next time
Wonderful week here at 2021 Tim Hortons Brier! ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฆ
So honoured to represent Newfoundland & Labrador with great people!
Proud of what weโve done, grateful for what weโve learned to make us better in the future and glad I have some memories to take with me for a lifetime! โฅ๏ธ๐ค
@sx_cd_super
You didnโt have to fight for your human rights, be punished by death in countries abroad, oh and me Iโve been verbally and physically assaulted for existing.
Give me a break.
Feeling for
@MarkNichols_NL
he is one of the nicest people in our sport and this certainly is quite difficult to have happen during an event.
Hope you recover soon!
Cheering loud for ๐ฃ Team Gushue tonight.
We have some unfortunate news to share this evening.
@MarkNichols_NL
has tested positive for Covid-19 and as a result, will not be able to play in the rest of the Brier. We wish Mark a speedy recovery! Official details below.
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Hate still exists right in our backyard!
I donโt want sympathy or well wishes. I want you to talk to people in your networks about intolerance, hatred, and discrimination. Whether itโs homophobia, transphobia, racism, sexism, or hate against a religious group.
Thank you to
@BarbSweetTweets
for reaching out and doing a story on this incident.
Youโre a great journalist!
I hope this opens conversations on hate and discrimination to all people, all groups and especially minorities.
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#HappyPrideMonth2021
yโall! ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
Im proud to be a queer Pansexual person! ๐๐๐
Discrimination & hatred still is very much alive and Iโve dealt with it too many times this year alone.... stand up for queer folks!
We are valid & are worthy of love and respect!
โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐
Congrats
@TeamGushue
absolutely amazing!!! ๐จ๐ฆ
Some glad I booked that practice ice tomorrowโฆ.
Thanks yet again, on behalf of all NL menโs curlers!
Simply phenomenal ๐คฏ Japan making a simply unthinkable shot for a score of three to close the gap on Team RCF! ๐ฏ๐ต๐คฉ
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#WMCC2021
#Roadto2022
Super excited to get started this week representing Newfoundland & Labrador at Home Hardware Canadian Mixed Doubles Championships with
@mackmitch01
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72 years ago today Newfoundland & Labrador ๐ joined Canada ๐จ๐ฆ.
Bringing you high calorie food, icebergs, laughs, drunken kitchen parties and a very different version of the English language since 1949.
Youโre welcome Canada! โค๏ธ
My name is Greg Smith and I am running to be one of your Councillors At-Large right here in the beautiful city of St. Johnโs.
#GregSmithAtLarge
๐ณโ
Well Jann,
I canโt wait to have a flipper pie!
Some delicious.
Ps - we donโt club seals, it is humanely shot.
This tweet is anti indigenous and also anti NL culture!
Unless youโre vegan then donโt talk about eating certain animals!
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Happy Pride Month! ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
Our agenda is simple.
Equality, the ability to love loudly, live authentically, be respected and embraced and to not live in fear of persecution or hatred!
Exciting news that Dad finally gets his pacemaker today! Heโs in great spirits and still cracking jokes which is good.
Thank you to all the amazing nurses, staff and doctors who have been so good to him. โฅ๏ธ
Please keep Geoff in your thoughts and prayers today.
Personal Best โ
Had a great time at my 6th
@Tely10NL
(10 mile, 16 km road race) and got a time of 69:35 mins / 1 hour 9 mins & just enough to crack the 100th! ๐โโ๏ธ
Thanks to our sponsor Sensible Gear for hooking me up with this great Come Home Year Newfoundland sayings shirt.
25 years of life or 1/4 Century โ
Itโs been a great start, a lot of goals accomplished, learned tonnes, met some amazing people and had a nar bit of fun along the way!
Thanks everyone for the birthday love, so grateful for all of you! โฅ๏ธ
It will be an uphill climb for Team Canada, but the country has your back! Here is our report on Canada's game against Germany:
๐ธ Michael Burns Jr.
#gocanadago
#curling
#WWCC2021
#HubCity2021
If we want healthier Newfoundlanders & Labradorians rather than taxing soda, we should tackle the
#1
social determinant of health, INCOME!
$15 per hour minimum wage, cheaper locally grown food and new incentives for people to grow their own produce!
@15andFairnessNL
First of all, Shoutout to the staff at Rob Roy who denied re-entry to these guys, after I told them what happened.
Surely itโs not the first time Iโve experienced homophobia and unfortunately it might not even be the last, but this is my message for the allyโs in my network. 2/
Mixed doubles is to curling what broomball is to hockey. They kind of look the same, but the differences in rules, gameplay and strategy make them entirely different sports. So, please,
@CurlingCanada
, stop trying to convince us that โmixed doublesโ is actually
#curling
. ๐
Judge me if you want but I finally deleted the GOV of ๐จ๐ฆ COVID-19 alert app.
Iโve been a close contact 10 times, still no COVIDโฆ. and Iโve found out via social media, text, call, etc
The app is pointless to me now.
Just seen a truck in front of me with a F*%k Trudeau stickerโฆ..
Canada where have your values gone? What has political discourse become?
Why do some now love populism?
By no means am I this big Liberal, Iโd consider myself a moderate but this is so revolting to see at home!!
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Though this is very disheartening, obviously, and Iโve quite frankly have had it, I will continue to proudly be who I am, who I always was, and exist freely in this city as a Out Queer person!
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P.S. - When I pushed him, he lost his pizza in a snow bank!
#SmallWins
One of the best perks of
@Chesfishnchips
sponsoring
@TeamGregSmithNL
is Cod Bites D&G delivered while Iโm in quarantine!
Thanks Kathy &
@vickibarbour
Love you! โค๏ธ
Tomorrow is Good Friday and a huge day for people to get Fish and Chips!๐๐
Make sure to order yours at Chesโs!
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Finished my 7th
@tely10nl
& missed my personal best by 1m45 secs ๐ but pleased with cracking the top 100 again with a 71:14 time, seeing I spent 3 mins hurling my guts up (thanks pre workout and heat) ๐
Double-Vaxxed ๐ฉน
So grateful to have received my 2nd Covid-19 vaccine, yesterday.
If you havenโt yet & can, make sure to book your vaccine appointment.
We are not out of the clear yet but a safer, more normal world is in sight!
#HoldFastNL
We might be sitting at 3-1 here at Mixed Doubles Nationals but thatโs not stopping this Corner Brook curler from glaring at this saucy St. Johnโs skeet.... ๐
@mackmitch01
๐บ ๐จ- Tonight 6:00 pm Newfoundland Time we are the
@TSNCurling
Feature Game vs Weagle/Epping ๐ฅ
You cannot share
#NoSpaceForHate
on your socials and then politically support someone who supports NB & SK policies.
We didnโt just counter protest the far right protestors, we stood against those policies and what passed on the CPC floor!
This is disingenuous allyship!
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Happy Pride St. Johnโs! ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ฉต๐ฉท
Iโm so grateful to call this colourful place home, a place rich with 2SLGBTQIA+ history, one of the earliest gay bars in the country and a place filled with queer talent.
First, I would like to thank everyone who got out and voted for me, everyone who volunteered on my campaign and my parents for all their support. I would like to send congrats to Tom Davis
I will continue to advocate for St.Johnโs to be a more accessible and vibrant city.
Why is love, acceptance and inclusion this controversial!
๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
When trans & queer youth are under attack, what do we do?
STAND UP & FIGHT BACK โ
Thanks to the organizers, speakers, media, our community and allyโs for standing strong and outnumbering hatred & fascism!
Today is
#TransDayOfVisibility
Trans people are real, valid and will always have me as an ally!
Letโs create a more inclusive and open society that respects, loves and acknowledges everyone! ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
MAKE THE FINAL
@TeamGushue
's three-man squad win again, beating the defending champs in Canada's
@TeamBottcher
, 9-3, in the semi-final to advance to tonight's
#Brier2022
final against Alberta's
@TeamKevinKoe
.
BOXSCORE:
Happy 67th Birthday to my Dad! โฅ๏ธ
Thanks for always being so supportive, good hearted and fun loving!
Canโt wait to celebrate with you later today.
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We must stop policies that hurt queer youth!
First, New Brunswick & now Saskatchewanโฆ.
Canada we are better than this!
Solidarity with the queer youth of these provinces! ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธโ
When you make your St. Patrickโs Day โ๏ธ ๐ฎ๐ช workout, Newfie! ๐ ๐๐ค๐
Sure ya knows the Byโs up at the Shea Heights Much Music Dances dies for a bit of Peter Street Remix ๐ฟ
๐งต -
I have the same facial expression for a missed shot or people being Homophobic, Transphobic or Biphobic.
As an out queer Pansexual person, Iโve dealt with discrimination first hand. Though people say were equal, we donโt live in a world that is fully inclusive.
Strong to the finish! ๐ช
@TeamGushue
defeated the reigning Olympic champions to secure ๐ฅ in men's curling ๐
This is the 12th Olympic ๐ฅ medal in Canadian history!
Slide into the details โก๏ธ
Friends, think before you believe all of the intentions are good.
Dana Metcalfeโs real narrative is hate, division & misleading statementsโฆ
#NLPoli