Rose C.... describing homosexual BEHAVIOR as a 'perversion' is to quote the Bible.. it uses VERY harsh language to describe such behavior.
Romans 1:
24 Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another. 25 They exchanged the truth about God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator—who is forever praised. Amen.

26 Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural sexual relations for unnatural ones. 27 In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another. Men committed shameful acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their error.

28 Furthermore, just as they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, so God gave them over to a depraved mind, so that they do what ought not to be done. 29 They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity.

Now..in CANADA to do what I just did is illegal. (quote the Bible publicly in a way which is offensive to gays)
http://www.nationalpost.com/opinion/columnists/story.html?id=ceebc006-06cc-4aa8-ad1a-5e3f7f5c8229

It is VERY offensive to homosexuals. Tough biccies! It could be argued to the VHREOC that in so publicly quoting it..I am 'vilifying' gays.. I'm not..I'm showing what a holy document says about that subject. The Bible is vilifying gays.. GOD is vilifying Gay behavior. If you wish to argue with Him... be my guest.

Perhaps now at least you all know what the stakes are. To remove any and all vilification of homosexual behavior.. you would HAVE to ban the Bible and the Quran.. I can't see that happening any time soon.
But this pernicious lobby will do as much as it can to silence even the possiblity of criticism. Seen it, felt it, know it.

As I surmised

It seems that the article

Was not the problem

I've just complained to ANZ... pls do the same

algorisrich:

My argument is not with God, it is with the folks who wrote the bible....and all whom have since translated and interpreted it as law. I'm not entering into a bible debate...but I am interested in the debate that defines what does and does not qualify as 'profanity'.

Surely context is everything.

: )

AGIR the topic is not about homosexuality - please for once do not try to derail topic. The topic is about freedom of speech, in this I agree with Jeremy, GP and Shintaro.

It is not the articles - diversity is stimulating and I agree with Graham with the range even though many articles may be demeaning to various people.

The issue is the comments - those that are requested for deletion when highly offensive and those people who have been dismissed for merely disagreeing with the moderator - and no choice to express themselves freely.

At least the advertisers are able to use their freedom of choice.

Jennifer once again well put.

Gregory the thing which is most likely to lose support for gay's on this issues is demonstrations of intollerance. Briar Rose has summed up pretty well my views regarding your actions.

I do understand that there is a lot of pain involved for many homosexuals with the villification they recieve from some sections of the community. As has been pointed out many of us here strongly believe that is best countered by bringing it into the light and exposing it for what it is.

Take a step back, read through some of the articles and posts by straight people supporting equal rights for gay's and ask yourself if you see any value in that. There is plenty of hateful junk around but there is also plenty of really good stuff.

R0bert