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Hate Crimes towards Homosexuals // By Nick Tyrrell     // [In the modern day world, crimes driven by hate are the newest form of crime. A hate crime is a crime motivated by hate towards another person ethnicity, religion, or sexuality.]  Every year, hundreds of innocent people are killed in the U.S. just because their sexual orientation is different from what is considered to be the “norm.” The problem of hate crimes being committed against homosexuals isn’t just focused here in the United States either. It is a global problem which will one day spark the new formation of a hate group similar to the KKK. Overall, hatred toward homosexuals is a major problem, which is just beginning to sink its poisonous roots. Homosexuals have been around for centuries but have been more recognized in the past couple of decades due to the increase of gays/lesbians. Even though homosexuality is common these days, there are many people/organizations that are very much against it.  

Depending on the time and the country, homosexuals have been whipped, hung, imprisoned, banned, lobotomized, ostracized, burned at the stake and ignored to the point where they are virtually exempt. Religious groups say homosexuals are sinning against nature, i.e. against God, and at times of increased religious craze, were even put to death. As more conflicts came up on what were the “Laws of God,” the laws of the government took over. Homosexuality was condemned as both socially deviant and against nature. It was also discouraged, it not eradicated and social scientists have done studies and found strong evidence that homosexuality is less common than heterosexuals. 