I didn’t downvote you

Hopefully, you've seen my edit.

people don’t feel they can criticise the law without fear of being labelled a bigot

I feel the OP, and yourself, prove my point:

So yes, when people say this is an attack on free speech, they are either grossly misinformed or want to spew hate.

red faces Carling guzzlers pissed that they canny blame their lack of employment on the "Poles or Romanians" openly without fearing repercussions, or religious bigots that want to openly hate gay folk...

And while I understand your point here:

There also is no fear of censorship evidenced by the fact that the bill is so heavily criticised.

As I said to /u/deeacorn I'm not talking about Holyrood, courts or any of the areas where it CAN be discussed, I'm talking about places like this sub, where a contrary view (Even one that's assumed to be contrary), is quite often, shouted down without thought.