Putting an End to Hate Crimes “Homosexuality is assuredly no advantage, but it is nothing to be ashamed of, no vice, no degradation, it cannot be classified as an illness…. Many highly respectable individuals of ancient and modern times have been homosexuals, several of the greatest me among them (Plato, Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, etc.). It is a great injustice to persecute homosexuality as a crime, and cruelty too.”(Isay, 3)Long ago it was declared by the republic of this nation that all men are created equal. By this statement, our founding fathers agreed upon the fact that no matter your race, religion, sexual orientation, sex or disability, as a citizen of the United States of America one has the same rights as the next man. Although it was recognized in the past and action was taken, prejudices still exist in today’s society. As time progresses, American’s seem to find a new fault in their common man so that they may have some hostility and blame the problems of the nation upon them. Today it is suffice to say that many citizens have overlooked the aspect of race, sex and religion, and instead hold animosity against those who retain a separate sexual orientation then themselves. People of the homosexual, bisexual, and transgender sexual preferences are now the nations prime target in the fear and anguish against those who are different. This primary topic, which falls under the key issue of Civil Rights, must be dealt with accordingly for there to be any chance of the nation to have complete peace.To what degree is this childish hate against homosexuals that the majority of society holds deep? The hate begins at a very simple stage, as does any prejudice, whichmay come about in the nation. Initially people, due to their underlining ignorance, will grasp a prejudice against someone due to the fact that they are different because people generally are afraid of that which they do not comp...
