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Federal Judge in Massachusetts Says Being Called Homosexual Is Not Libelous
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Originally posted by Not Me
http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGBJU2D6UUD.html
- BOSTON (AP) - Stating that someone is homosexual does not libel or slander them, particularly in light of new court decisions granting gays more rights, a federal judge has ruled.
The ruling by U.S. District Judge Nancy Gertner came as she threw out a lawsuit by a former boyfriend of pop singer Madonna who claimed he was libeled because his name appeared in a photo caption in a book about Madonna - under a picture of Madonna walking with a gay man.
"In fact, a finding that such a statement is defamatory requires this court to legitimize the prejudice and bigotry that for too long have plagued the homosexual community," she wrote in her opinion Friday.
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Damn. Next it won't be libelous to call someone a polygamist.
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