[lostalex]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

Was he threatened or physically intimidated?

In the context of the world we live in, where gay people are abused, raped, and murdered on a daily basis by homophobic bigots, verbally harassing someone with the word "******" is absolutely going to make any gay man feel threatened.

How is that debatable in any way? Isn't that completely obvious?

What purpose would the bigot have for calling him a ****** unless he was trying to intimidate and threaten him?