Edited on Tue Jun-21-11 12:10 PM by Hassin Bin Sober
BUT ... I suppose the plaintiff MIGHT have to overcome the "reasonable man" hurdle. Meaning a reasonable person would have to believe the person actually intended to accuse a person of being gay. For instance, calling someone gay on the playground during a recess hopscotch game is probably not be enough.
Now a concerted effort by some high-school bully plastering flyers on the school hallway walls alleging so and so is gay? That's a different story.
Kinda on the subject: The people spreading rumors of Andrew Britebarts loathsome communicable disease - (syphilis) - are opening themselves up for a per se libel suit. Probably wouldn't happen but you never know when it comes to some douche bag with deep pockets backing.
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