Threats against freedom.Paris -- The French parliament has introduced legislation that will make it a criminal act to make comments in public that are deemed offensive to homosexuals and others such as bisexuals and transvestites. The bill would make incitement in·cite tr.v. in·cit·ed, in·cit·ing, in·cites To provoke and urge on: troublemakers who incite riots; inciting workers to strike. See Synonyms at provoke. to discrimination against sexual orientation sexual orientation n. The direction of one's sexual interest toward members of the same, opposite, or both sexes, especially a direction seen to be dictated by physiologic rather than sociologic forces. punishable by a year in prison or a fine of up to $54,000. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Gwen Landolt of REAL Women of Canada REAL Women of Canada is a socially conservative lobby group in Canada. The organization was founded in 1983. REAL stands for "Realistic, Equal, Active, for Life". The group believes that the family is the most important unit in Canadian society, and that the fragmentation of , the wording of the French legislation resembles the Canadian hate-speech bill C-250 passed in February 2004. She warned that this kind of legislation is dangerously subject to pressure from special interest groups. The terms hatred, discrimination, and sexual orientation remain undefined (LifeSiteNews, July 24, 2004). |
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