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So how do you suppose this trashes freedom of speech? What speech are we eliminating?

Your earlier post said, IIRC-- and please correct me if I'm wrong-- that homosexuals should have tp "hide their homosexuality" in order to "avoid prison." That sounds to me like it would restrict a homosexual's freedom to say, e.g., "I am a homosexual." But I may have misinterpreted you.

Thank you for responding in a thoughtful manner. Even now you could walk into any police station in America and say “I am a thief. I shoplift and I steal all the time.” You can say these things to everyone you see and they will not arrest you. What you are providing is hearsay. There is no proof that what you say is true. Now if you provide proof then they will arrest you. Just saying “I am a homosexual” is not proof of anything except that you obviously have a problem discerning right from wrong maybe or you have a possible mental disorder. This does not warrant an arrest. You could even walk in and say “I kill people all the time, I am a murder!” without much fear. I would warn you that if you make these statements that you may be held for a short period of time for questioning but they could not arrest you for saying these things without proof. No freedom of speech violations here.

That sounds to me like it would restrict a homosexual's freedom to say, e.g., "I am a homosexual." But I may have misinterpreted you.

This is not a flip question but a real one. What would happen today if someone said to a policeman, "I am a cannibal?"

Shalom.