Politician, newspaper charged with gay bashing (Norway)

[icymist]

A local politician wrote a letter to his local newspaper in Farsund, southern Norway, saying he wanted a gay-free beach in the area. Now they've both been charged with promoting discrimination on the basis of sexual preference.

Odd Djøseland of the Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) claimed in his letter to the editor that heterosexuals were uncomfortable with the thought that gays and lesbians were "drooling" over them at local beaches.

"I therefore want a beach in our community that's free of gays and lesbians, a place where we normal, heterosexual people can sunbathe and swim in peace and quiet," Djøseland wrote.

Reaction to his letter was swift. His own party said they were distancing themselves from Djøseland's letter, and that it didn't represent party politics. On Monday, a local resident named Bent Sandvand filed a police report against Djøseland.

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[sui generis]

1. isn't it funny how it's always the GLBT

they think of as predators?

Funny, maybe the women want a women only stretch of beach where they don't have to worry about the men drooling all over them or vice versa?

Isn't that the best part of a gay beach? Nobody's drooling over anyone. A beach in Norway? Tell you what, just fart in your wetsuit and no one will get anywhere near you.