He is certainly free to say whatever he likes, but people are also free to react to what he says in a variety of ways. Either, with speech of their own or simply deciding not to see his movies and/or encouraging others to do the same or a variety of other actions.

The days of unanswered attacks on the very person hood, or humanity of sexual minorities are over. The great leveler is technology, Facebook, Rwitter, the Internet. No longer does a sexual minority in hicksville Oklahoma feel isolated and alone. They now have a way to reach out and find communities of friendship, support and activism. Remember the song, “One is the loneliest number” Nobody is “one” anymore.

This bell can never be un-rung. The only direction possible is to advance the Civil and Human Rights of Sexual Minorities. This wave is rolling forwards, not backwards, it may roll over an obstacle here or there, but it is going to advance forwards. This wave is to big to stop.

I stopped reading at the point that you said ‘the other side’ has a right to call him a homophobe as a form of expressing their moral beliefs. NO, sir, this is just chilish name-calling. Mr Cameron did not lower himself to that level, As a mother of a gay son, and divorced wife of a gay Episcopal priest, I have directly seen and experienced the destruction to my family, as just one example of the destruction to the institution of Family in our culture.

I hasten to add, I did go back and finish reading your blog here.

James Dobson got criticized for taking his organization Focus on the Family into the political arena. But you receive no such criticizm. Interesting. I first followed you as a researcher and scientist in the exploration of homosexuality. Do you still have time for research?