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.