Nobody should be looked down upon for their sexuality or their gender identity. Everyone has the right to be who they are and to love and be loved, regardless of their gender. We are born who we are and we have every right to express it

One out of every ten people is gay, lesbian, or bisexual.Fifteen percent of les/bi/gay people said they have been spit at. One of ten lesbians and one of five gay males said that they have been physically assaulted. Two out of five lesbians and three out of every ten gay men admitted to being sexually harassed or assaulted. Fifteen percent of lesbians and one out of every five gay men said that they had their property vandalized or been a victim of arson. Three of every five lesbians and two of every five gay men said that they were either chased or followed. One of five lesbians and three of ten gay men said that they have had things thrown at them. One of twenty lesbians and one out of every ten gay men have even been attacked with weapons.Sixty percent of gay employees said that they have had problems, forty-three percent were harassed, twenty-five percent were fired, and thirty three percent had a difficult time finding another job.Homosexuals are also denied the advantages of marriage. These advantages include heath insurance, tax benefits, and visitation in a hospital. All are given to heterosexual couples. A partner also has no right to funeral arrangements or to assume ownership of property (even when jointly owned).Obviously, the worst form of hate crime is murder. On October 7, 1998, Matthew Shepard was beaten and left to die in Laramie, Wyoming. He died on October 12, 1998, at 12:53 AM.However, this is not the only instance in which someone was brutally murdered on account of being les/bi/gay. Stop the HATE CRIMES!!!!! ITS NOT WORTH TAKIN SOMEBODY'S LIFE...THINK ABOUT WHAT U HAVE JUST READ...

1.Dont hug her friends or your friends that are girls cause she'll feel left out

2. Hold her hand at any moment . . . even if its just for a second.

3. Hug her from behind****

4. Leave her voice messages to wake up to.

5. Wrestle with her*****

6. Don't go hang out with your ex when shes not with you, you might not realize how badly it hurts her.

7.If you're talking to another girl, when you're done talking, walk over and hug her and kiss her.... let her know she's yours and they aren't.

8. Write her notes or call her just to say "hi"

9. Introduce her to your friends . . . as your girlfriend.

10. Play with her hair.

11. Pick her up (she loves it)

12. Get upset if another stud touches her and she doesn't like it***

13. Make her laugh****

14. Let her fall asleep in your arms.

15. If she's mad at you, kiss her.

16. If you care about her, then TELL HER*****

17. Every stud should give their girl 2 things: a stuffed animal(she'll hug it every time she goes to sleep), and one of their t-shirts (she'll most likely wear it to bed).

18. Treat her the same around your friends as you do when you're alone.

19. Look her in the eyes and smile.

20. Hang out with her on weekends

21. Kiss her in the rain (girls love this)

22. Kiss her just for the heck of it

23. If your listening to music, let her listen too.

24. Remember her birthday and get her something, even if
its simple and inexpensive, it came from YOU. It means all the world to HER.

25. When she gives you a present on your birthday, Christmas, or just whenever, take it and tell her you love it, even if you don't (it'll make her happy.)

26. Always call her when you say you will, it may not seem like it, but it does hurt her and makes her think you don't care so call even if you can only talk for a minute. Girls don't necessarily have to have hour-long conversations every night but its nice for them to hear your voice even for a quick hello.

27. Give her what she wants

28. Recognize the small things . . . they usually mean the most.

29. Tell her shes beautiful not hot

30. Hang out with her whenever you are free and u should be free to hang with your girl friend all the time

31. If u care about her...SHOW her********