Rhode Island judge orders woman to stop making anti-gay comments

A judge ordered a Warren woman to stop directing anti-gay slurs at her homosexual neighbor, saying the insults amounted to "hateful conduct" and interfered with the man's right to live in peace.

The attorney general's newly formed civil rights advocate's office sued Theresa R. Deschenes in its first case, accusing her of harassing a gay neighbor with AIDS and threatening him with violence.

Superior Court Judge Netti Vogel on Friday ruled that Deschenes, 33, had deprived Kenneth W. Potts of his right to live peacefully under the state's Fair Housing Practices Act, which protects against discrimination, and issued an injunction forcing her to stop her behavior.

Deschenes' lawyer, Christopher Millea, said his client's comments were protected by the First Amendment and were merely part of a "kindergarten name-calling contest."

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Link: http://www.sovo.com/thelatest/thelatest.cfm?blog_id=8442

you can't threaten. That is illegal whether you gay, straight, or indifferent.

I *promise* people like this that if they try it with me, they'll experience a loss.

Of some sort, commensurate with the degree of violation.