Comments on: Farewell, Leo Abse, gay rights champion and flamboyant troublemaker http://freethinker.co.uk/2008/08/21/farewell-leo-abse-gay-rights-champion-and-flamboyant-troublemaker/ The voice of atheism since 1881 Sun, 12 Feb 2012 11:48:54 +0000 hourly 1 By: Okay, a happy place: celebrate a life « Atheist A Go-Go http://freethinker.co.uk/2008/08/21/farewell-leo-abse-gay-rights-champion-and-flamboyant-troublemaker/comment-page-1/#comment-7682 Okay, a happy place: celebrate a life « Atheist A Go-Go Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:36:07 +0000 http://www.freethinker.co.uk/?p=1534#comment-7682 [...] he? Go read about him at the Freethinker: THE man who changed the world for the British gay community through his unstinting efforts to [...] [...] he? Go read about him at the Freethinker: THE man who changed the world for the British gay community through his unstinting efforts to [...]

]]> By: Me http://freethinker.co.uk/2008/08/21/farewell-leo-abse-gay-rights-champion-and-flamboyant-troublemaker/comment-page-1/#comment-7680 Me Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:09:39 +0000 http://www.freethinker.co.uk/?p=1534#comment-7680 Wow... the daily mail isn't even hiding it any more, are they? They're just out and out saying it; "we hate everyone who isn't us". At least they used to try and hide behind some series of lies or other. And yes, he was a good man who did many good things. Even if you disagreed with the way he did things (he was a bit maverick), he's done far more for human rights than most politicians can ever claim to have done. Wow… the daily mail isn’t even hiding it any more, are they? They’re just out and out saying it; “we hate everyone who isn’t us”.
At least they used to try and hide behind some series of lies or other.

And yes, he was a good man who did many good things. Even if you disagreed with the way he did things (he was a bit maverick), he’s done far more for human rights than most politicians can ever claim to have done.

]]> By: Stuart W http://freethinker.co.uk/2008/08/21/farewell-leo-abse-gay-rights-champion-and-flamboyant-troublemaker/comment-page-1/#comment-7665 Stuart W Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:11:57 +0000 http://www.freethinker.co.uk/?p=1534#comment-7665 There is a funny article on the Daily Mail website calling him a <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1047502/He-legalised-gay-sex-liberalised-divorce-married-girl-50-years-junior-Leo-Abse-died-week-VERY-DANGEROUS-DANDY.html" rel="nofollow">VERY DANGEROUS DANDY</a>. Another plus. There is a funny article on the Daily Mail website calling him a VERY DANGEROUS DANDY. Another plus.

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