The effective sacking of Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich for supporting traditional marriage continues to provoke reaction. The latest and most notable is a statement signed by supporters of same-sex marriage who believe that what happened to Eich is a step too far.

The signatories believe that dissent from same-sex marriage must be permitted and the de facto sacking of Eich is a sign that the same-sex marriage movement is turning illiberal.

The statement can be read in full here.

Meanwhile, Spiked editor, Brendan O’Neill, comments on the statement and says that the Eich incident is not a one-off but rather is part of an ideology intent on crushing anyone and everything that still believes in the traditional family and traditional sexual morality. His article can be found here.