Paying For It With Our Blood
The first link is to a newspaper article detailing how there has been a rise in anti-gay hate crimes. Of the total hate crimes reported in 2007 and 2008, the anti-gay hate crimes increased by 39%
According to Kaplan, at the Mercury News:
A hate crime is defined as a criminal act committed in whole or in part because of one or more of the following actual or perceived characteristics of the victim: race/ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, disability or association with a person or group with one or more of these characteristics.
http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_11921999?nclick_check=1
The next link provides an interesting counter point to this. California Prop 8 supporters are appropriating queer language to describe how Christians are being treated. Â Specifically Christian Bashing. Â The first link below is a blog entry and video which explores this. Very worth watching, even if it is a bit hard to watch at places.
Yes on 8 = Yes to hate crimes « .
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