Homophobia And Civil Rights

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Since 1964, the U.S has made immense progress in the civil rights area, unfortunately we still have a long way to go. The battles for minorities are not over yet, in fact it just started. We need more brilliant minds to change the country, we need those who are going to fight for their rights. Ones with so much determination, that the oppressors fall to their knees at their brave expressions and revolutionary thoughts.

Homophobia, with phobia being at the end you would think that it meant they were scared of homosexuals.However, people who are homophobic are just ignorant boors, contaminating the world with their ugly words. I kind of pity them though, what kind of thoughts was drilled in their heads to hate something like love. Did their

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