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The United States is facing a frightening upswing of bias based violence and other related forms of discrimination against a group of its citizens, not unlike that which occurred during the civil rights struggles of the 1960s. In this case the victims are those who were born with a sexual orientation which differs from that of the nation's majority. Through no fault of their own, they find themselves the targets of a host of unjustifiable and illegal acts.

Given the history of gay rights to date, one must unfortunately believe that complete equality with full gay civil rights will be a long time in coming. All the struggles of homosexuals are reflected in the battle they have been waging just to become families. Most states still do not recognize gay marriage as a binding legal contract. Although the individuals may be deeply in love and committed to one another, our society does not sanction their marriage as it would for a heterosexual couple.

As an area of law, gay civil rights are getting better. New and improved laws are being enforced in order to make sure that places of employment as well as housing do not discriminate because a person is gay. This may be a big step for gay civil rights to take, but it does not mean that gays are really getting better treatment. Often times gays get discriminated against, but it is hidden under the guise of something else, as many employers have found ways around the laws so that they do not get caught.

Though there are less crimes against gays, they aren't really any less frequent. Because gay civil rights are still being negotiated, many gays are afraid or ashamed to speak out against crimes that have been committed against them. This means that many crimes are left out of the statistics because they weren't reported at all or they were reported as something else.

Certain groups strongly oppose any change to the existing order. Such conservative individuals typically have a stake in the current system, and do not approve of anything which they consider a disruption. In some instances, the hatred is based upon a religious conviction that homosexuality is a sin. While beliefs are the domain of the individual, the community cannot allow them to be used to oppress or cause injury to another.

Gay civil rights are changing and emerging to give these people more protection and freedom from those who would harm them. It's probably never going to be perfect, but there are many ways we can learn from the civil rights movement in the sixties. It is vital that people start talking about what is going on as well. If the world knows what is going on, then it may be easier to stop it.

In our present day and age, these crimes are occurring against those that chose a sexual orientation or gender identity outside the norm. By doing this, they may accidentally invite a lot of hate into their lives. The history of gay rights shows us that it will be a long and tedious project to obtain total equality and equal gay civil rights. The battle that many of these people are fighting is seen in the war that gays have fought to simply be a family. Many areas still do not see gay marriage as a legal binding contract.