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That said, I understand he's received wildly disproportionate abuse, like death threats. It must have been difficult for him to receive the same treatment as e
by throwaway137 13y ago
That said, I understand he's received wildly disproportionate abuse, like death threats.
It must have been difficult for him to receive the same treatment as every sufficiently notable LGBT individual.
- eif034 13y agoBurden of proof is on you to prove that "every sufficiently notable LGBT individual" has received "wildly disproportionate abuse, like death threats".
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- ceautery 13y agoI don't know that there's a list of famous people including sexual orientation and whether they've received death threats or not. However: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/6239098.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/6239098.stm - 17% of UK gay students report receiving death threats http://www2.fbi.gov/ucr/hc2008/victims.html http://www2.fbi.gov/ucr/hc2008/victims.html - 17% of hate crimes in the US (2008) are related to sexual orientation (mainly against male homosexuals). I think it would be fair to extrapolate that famous gay people also receive plenty of death threats.
- ciupicri 13y agoNevertheless throwaway137 said "every", not something around 17%.
- sp332 13y agoYes, it probably was. And it's just as sad.