Norway Expands Transgender ‘Hate Speech’ Law to Include Private Comments in One’s Own Home
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(Worthy News) – Norway’s government has now barred its citizens from speaking against transgender people even in their own homes.
Reuters reports Norway’s parliament voted to expand its current law first passed in 1981 to include both private and public remarks designated as “hate speech” against transgenders.
Lawbreakers caught saying something in private about transgender people will get a fine or a year in jail. Others who say comments in the public arena can net up to three years in jail. [ Source: CBN News (Read More…) ]
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