Australia, April 12 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on March 12:
1. On 29 December 2023, Mr Garry Burns, the first defendant, lodged a complaint with the President of the Anti-Discrimination Board (NSW) ("the ADB") in respect of a YouTube video posted by Mr Bernard Gaynor, the plaintiff, on "X" (previously "Twitter") on or about 27 November 2023. Mr Gaynor alleged the video constituted homosexual vilification under s 49ZT of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW) ("the AD Act").
2. This complaint by Mr Burns is the most recent in a long series of similar complaints made by him about Mr Gaynor. Mr Gaynor is a conservative blogger whereas Mr Burns is a self-described gay Australian anti-d...