I will say that this is a good demonstration of the difference in attitudes about speech in the UK, as opposed to the US attitude.

No it isn't, Joe. You keep skirting the fact that the judge did not believe it was about the message but about the plaintiff being gay. In the UK you can say what you want but you cannot discriminate against people on the grounds of sexual orientation. I believe it is the same in the US although some states still seem to allow this type of repression.