Comments on: House of Lords votes today on anti-gay hate speech http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13176.html/ PinkNews.co.uk Gay News (UK and world) from Pink News - all the gay news for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered community in the UK and beyond- thegaynews from Pink News Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:10:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Mihangel apYrs http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13176.html/comment-page-1/#comment-62250 Mihangel apYrs Sat, 11 Jul 2009 10:14:05 +0000 http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13176.html#comment-62250 theotherone: I was comparing coxes with bramleys, the slippery slope argument does apply. At what point does nasty comments become bullying? I'd say when someone feels degraded and made to feel insecure, I'd welcome your interpretation. Repeated low-level sniping does have an affect: being called a "fucking queer" once can be ignored, being called "Mary" (unless your name is Mary) on a daily basis, especialy by someone with authority over you can grind youi down. Being told continuously that youi're sick evil and going to hell because you're gay, especially by youir church or teacher does come into the bullying category. It also validates physical violence theotherone: I was comparing coxes with bramleys, the slippery slope argument does apply.

At what point does nasty comments become bullying? I'd say when someone feels degraded and made to feel insecure, I'd welcome your interpretation. Repeated low-level sniping does have an affect: being called a "fucking queer" once can be ignored, being called "Mary" (unless your name is Mary) on a daily basis, especialy by someone with authority over you can grind youi down.

Being told continuously that youi're sick evil and going to hell because you're gay, especially by youir church or teacher does come into the bullying category. It also validates physical violence

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]]> By: Chester http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13176.html/comment-page-1/#comment-62039 Chester Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:10:30 +0000 http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13176.html#comment-62039 I hope they do the right thing and the christian bigots lose I hope they do the right thing and the christian bigots lose

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]]> By: yup yup http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13176.html/comment-page-1/#comment-61909 yup yup Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:57:44 +0000 http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13176.html#comment-61909 and the christian institute are claiming victory saying their right to free speech has now been protected on a news story on their site giving those vote numbers! so i'm very confused now! and the christian institute are claiming victory saying their right to free speech has now been protected on a news story on their site giving those vote numbers! so i'm very confused now!

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]]> By: yup yup http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13176.html/comment-page-1/#comment-61907 yup yup Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:45:14 +0000 http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13176.html#comment-61907 they've voted 186 to 133 to remove the amendment....but i thought they were voting to remove the incitement to hated part of the bill as thats the way the BBC broke the news ? they've voted 186 to 133 to remove the amendment….but i thought they were voting to remove the incitement to hated part of the bill as thats the way the BBC broke the news ?

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]]> By: TomPaine http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13176.html/comment-page-1/#comment-61906 TomPaine Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:44:33 +0000 http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13176.html#comment-61906 don't expect miracles, since the lords is full of bishops and other geriatrics. don't expect miracles, since the lords is full of bishops and other geriatrics.

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