Constitutional Court finally declares that hate is NOT okay →

The Constitutional Court's finding that Qwelane's words constituted hate speech achieves two important things for the society that has left him behind. First, it declares that he was wrong: in this constitutional democracy, "gay" is more than "okay"; it is equal and dignified. Public expressions of queer love are brave and, like all love, beautiful.

They deserve respect and protection.

Second, the judgment sends a strong message to all bigots that hate is not okay. They must keep it to themselves, and let it rot them from the inside, while the rest of us continue (in the words of the preamble to the Equality Act) "the transition to a democratic society, united in its diversity, marked by human relations that are caring and compassionate".