The Anti-Discrimination Board of NSW has accepted a complaint from a gay rights activist who has accused former rugby star Israel Folau of 'homosexuality vilification'
The Anti-Discrimination Board of NSW has accepted a complaint from a gay rights activist who has accused former rugby star Israel Folau of "homosexuality vilification".
In the claim, Israel Folau's statements are said to be"objectively capable of incitement of contempt and or hatred of homosexual persons on the ground of their homosexuality".Mr Burns also complained about the rugby player's comments seen in a video sermon linking severe droughts and unprecedented bushfires to the legalisation of same-sex marriage in late 2017.
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