Gay cure columnist ‘denied free speech’

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http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2012/02/10/gay-cure-columnist-denied-free-speech/

The columnist behind a piece on ‘gay cure’ in a regional Jewish newspaper has said the widespread anger at her column shows the gay community is denying her the right to free speech.

Doreen Wachmann said her column on ‘gay cure’ in the Jewish Telegraph was not intended to be homophobic and that it was understandable that “homosexuals, after their history of persecution, are extremely sensitive about the issue”.

Her opinion piece, “Gays should be able to see if they can be ‘cured’”, was described by one rabbi as showing “shocking ignorance and malevolence towards gay Jews”.

She says in response to complaints: “I wrote my article because I was upset at the seemingly automatic assumption within the gay community that any mention of the possibility of ‘curing’ homosexuality equalled homophobia.

[xfundy]

1. "it's not hate..."

"It's God's love!" And it makes a lot of money, the hate industry.

Screw her and others who spread BS religious "cures" for anything.

[obamanut2012]

2. Peddling dangerous, dangerous snake oil

[MNBrewer]

3. Well, if Congress had denied her "free speech" she might have a point.

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

[SCantiGOP]

4. correct, MNBrewer

She is actually talking about freedom of the press, not speech. If I own a newspaper, blog or whatever I have every right to censor what goes in it, and others have every right to criticize anything in it.