Joe Perez's
Gay Culture and Spirituality blog looks at the dangers of
criminalizing hate speech (or even "hate thoughts"), explaining why
"the mainstream gay movement in the US needs to be more vocal in
our opposition to hate-crime laws that include the 'crime' of
offensive speech." But don't expect the movement LGBTers to embrace
that idea anytime soon.
Criminalizing Speech that Offends.
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