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HOMOSEXUALITY:

Are homosexuals a protected class in hate-crimes and human rights legislation?
Should they be?

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In the U.S. and Canada, most governments have passed hate-crime legislation and human rights laws to protect certain specified groups of people. The groups typically include at least those groups which defined by race, religion and sex. Often other groups are added. There is a great deal of debate currently about whether sexual orientation should be included to these laws as a protected class. Much of the disagreement is derived from different fundamental beliefs about the nature of -- and the definition of the term -- "sexual orientation."

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