A letter to the editor that called homosexuals immoral is free speech, not a violation of human rights, contends the appellant in the Canadian Courts. In 2002, Reverend Stephen Boissoin sent a letter to the Red Deer Advocate which claimed that “homosexual rights activists and those who defend them are just as immoral as pedophiles, drug dealers, and pimps who plague our communities.” The letter continued to criticize school programs that promote positive images of the gay community, calling them “wicked.”
The man who complained about the letter claims the language used in the letter was hate speech, not free speech. He won the previous round; now the case is being appealed.
