I'm not going to comment on the dispute with the OP and this supposed botter but the way people are throwing 'Freedom of Speech' around in here is troubling.

Freedom of Speech does NOT mean Freedom of Consequence. Most free governments allow freedom of speech but you WILL be held to account for what you say. It is no different in America yet for some reason Americans often cite that right as a means of justifying their abuse of others. If you use homophobic language (regardless of whether or not you're speaking to a gay person) you are technically committing a hate crime; that supercedes any 'freedom of speech' in the same way that religious hatred or racism do.