Homosexuality is a topic that many people refuse to talk about because of personal prejudice or, they chose to simply forget about the existence of such individuals. However, there are those individuals who openly support these individuals, as well as there are those who are disgusted by the thought of two human beings of the same sex being involved emotionally and psychically. People often overreact to the news of an acquaintance, friend, or family member coming out of the closet with negative thoughts and comments. Let us take a look at the lifestyle of homosexuals, hate crimes committed against them, and active legislation in which homosexuals are involved to better accommodate their lifestyles.
             Lifestyle by definition is the way that an individual and or a group of individuals decide to carry out their lives. Some individuals come to a conscious agreement to spend the rest of their lives in each other's company by the union of marriage. But what happens when these individuals are both members of the same sex? Robert Knight is well known among the homosexual population in El Paso. He is the head of the LAMBDA chapter in this city. He is a self-confessed homosexual and is married to his life long companion Michael. When Knight was asked what it was like to be gay and what it was like to be married to a member of his own sex, he responded, "What is it like to be heterosexual and what is like to be married to a member of the opposite sex? Followed by, " This past question was a very ignorant one, for one cannot describe what it's like to be married to a member of the same sex, as a heterosexual cannot describe what it is like to be married to a member of the oppos!
             ite sex. People have many misconceptions about the homosexual lifestyle, some being that homosexuals are all dancers, fashion designers, and wealthy. Of course this is not all true. Yes, there are gay dancers, designers, and wealthy gay in...