Rejected petition Make homophobia on social media a criminal offence

I find it heartbreaking as a gay man that I get called some of the most worst words regarding my sexuality on social media and there isn’t anything in place to stop these message/comments.

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I won’t go into details as to the various names I have been called, but it really is disgusting and offensive

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/239444

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Date submitted 10 February 2019
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