Originally Posted by luvjustin (Post 9818494)

I am a gay man. I'm 34. I would like to think I'm somewhat intelligent. I am far to the left politically and Anne Widdecombe and I have some very different views about the world.

But, I don't thing we need to be carrying out a witch hunt over an off the cuff comment she made. She didn't say I think gay people are disgusting. She didn't personally attack anyone. She didn't use any unwarranted language. She just said "don't be disgusting". With a sneer granted, but even if she did mean it as a horrible slight to all gay people.. that's fine! She is allowed that opinion! What she is not allowed to do is use that opinion to discriminate someone. To bully or hurt. Until she does that everybody needs to chill the ******* out.

Originally Posted by Marsh. (Post 9818456)

No. Nothing hurtful about not agreeing other human beings are worthy of equality with other humans just because of who they prefer to share their bed with. In her career, she has been in a position to help give them equality and chose to oppose them at every turn.

Not "agreeing" with it is by definition what homophobia is. She dislikes it and is prejudiced against those people.

Originally Posted by poppsywoppsy (Post 9820130)

Ann just doesn't like PDAs either Gay or Straight.

Not too hard to understand, is it?