The title is appropriately provocative because the things the article describes are outrageous, unjust, and unacceptable.
Warnings of 6 month jail terms for saying homosexuality is immoral.
A high school teacher suspended without pay for a month for merely saying "homosexuality is not something to be applauded.", not at school, or at a school related function but in a letter to a local newspaper, with the people who suspended him saying that the suspension was "not because of anything he's done but because of what he might do in the future. He might discriminate against gay and lesbian students in the future. He hasn't done so yet, but, if we don't preemptively punish him now, he might well commit a hate crime somewhere down the road."
A new law making criticism of homosexuality a crime punishable by up to 4 years in prison.
And you don't understand what the big deal is about? The actions listed isn't a case of people "discouraging discrimination against gays" but rather people being barred from expressing opinions, with this ban enforced by hefty punishments. The title also fits because if people live in the jurisdiction where some of these laws are in force they could be suspended, fired, or even imprisoned for reading certain sections of the Bible out loud.
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