Offend a homosexual in the UK and you might well end up in jail for seven years.
The legislation - similar to laws already in force outlawing persecution on religious or racial grounds - will make criminals of those who express their views in ways that could lead to the bullying or harassment of gays.
The maximum sentence is longer than the average of around five years handed to rapists.
You read that correctly. Speech crimes will be judged more harshly than sexual assaults.
This is why I so vehemently oppose the Petty Queer Establishment; hate crime legislation is the first step. Criminalizing "hate speech" is next. While some within the gay movement would like to make us the most protected class, I'd rather prove we can handle a slur without demanding imprisonment. We are not all whiny, self-absorbed little queens.
The gay pressure group Stonewall said those who disapprove of homosexuals would have nothing to fear from the law if they express their views in a manner that is "temperate" and "polite".
And who defines what is temperate and polite? The PC thugs within the PQE? This post alone might land me in the hoosegow.
If there are any gays or lesbians reading this who care to defend such a law, please comment. I dare you.
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