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Many Canadians are shocked that the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal has ordered former school trustee Barry Neufeld to pay $750,000 to local teachers who identify as LGBTQ because he published Facebook posts, gave an interview, and made other statements that the tribunal found contained hateful and discriminatory language.
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The posts that may now bankrupt Neufeld included: “The elites will destroy all gay kids. They are culling them from the gene pool. Make no mistake about it. The trans agenda is eugenics. They are not on the side of LGBT . Don’t ever think they are. Snakes are everywhere. More division and the destruction of humanity.”
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As an LGBT person, needless to say I find Neufeld’s language distasteful. As a free speech lawyer, I know that fining a person for unpopular views is infinitely more dangerous than letting cranks spout off.
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