# Hate speech/hate crimes, and same sex marriage and gay rights

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [September 2, 2012, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hate-speech-hate-crimes-and-same-sex-marriage-and-gay-rights/633464 "2012-09-02T18:24:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2012, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hate-speech-hate-crimes-and-same-sex-marriage-and-gay-rights/633464/40 "2012-09-03T03:58:02Z")

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> [@Guinastasia](#):
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> Is this going to be one of those complaints about people who are “bigotted against bigots”?

Probably; he/she is making that complaint in another thread:

> [@How to decide which instances of opposition to gay marriage are hateful and bigoted.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-decide-which-instances-of-opposition-to-gay-marriage-are-hateful-and-bigoted/630653/442):
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> Isn’t bigotry defined as not being able to tolerate different views? So aren’t the people calling others bigots bigots themselves by not being able to tolerate other people having different opinions?

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