Quote Originally Posted by Nyomi
Very true, and Fag was stolen by the English. A fag is a cigarette.
A faggot was originally a small bundle of wood used in lighting fires.

Anywho, I am in total agreement with the first post of this thread. And also with Shlup. All crimes are hate crimes, therefore none should be exempt from this rule of thumb, and 'gay-bashing' is just as bad as 'race-bashing' which is just as bad as 'any-bashing.'

I think our society needs to be more accepting of diversity. And at the same time, the justice system needs to toughen up. Life imprisonment should mean life imprisonment, and discriminating against people because of their sexual orientation, or any other difference shouldn't be tolerated.