by Rex Wockner
Austria’s Constitutional Court has rejected a case aimed at including gays and lesbians under laws that protect against incitement to hatred and against discrimination in non-workplace settings.
The court was asked to strike down Criminal Code Article 283, “Incitement to Hatred,” and sections of the Federal Equal Treatment Act because they exclude gays and lesbians.
According to the group Rechtskomitee Lambda, Austria’s government defended the status quo, arguing that incitement to hatred against gays and lesbians differs from incitement targeting religious or racial groups because the former lacks “dangerous close-range and long-range effects.”
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