Hate Crimes Against Gay Rights

The entire population is made up of a variety of different races, religions, colors, and beliefs. The gay population has also become more popular in the world today, the population that is looked down upon by the rest of society. In the texts: Second Inaugural Address by Abraham Lincoln, “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July” by Frederick Douglass, and Declaration of Sentiments by Elizabeth Cady Stanton it talks about equal rights for everyone no matter the difference of color, belief, or person you are. Even though being gay is not supported because it is stated in the bible, gays still deserve the same rights as any other person and deserve proper treatment from the rest of society, as well as protection from the law.
No matter where you go in the world, there will always be someone who does not like the kind of person you are. Even though gay rights have already been passed in the United States they are not being enforced as much as they should be. The fact that gays are different from the average person should not
To prevent this from happening, these people who decide to live their lives this way deserve protection from the law. If this was to happen perhaps the people against gay rights may come to their senses and finally come to grips with the fact that things will not change. “Would you have me argue that man is entitled to liberty? the he is the rightful owner of his own body? You have already declared it. Must I argue the wrongfulness of slavery?” (Douglass 288). Liberty is defined as the state of being free within society, and that is exactly what the gay population deserves… Liberty. They deserve liberty, and protection for what they believe they should do with their lives. Douglass also says that man is the rightful owner of his own body, therefore only the owner of the body gets to make the decisions not