Racism and prejudice are synonymous words yet, one would think that to be racist is worse than being prejudice. If one admits that one is a racist society condemns he or she; however, a fear or dislike of homosexuals seems to break a common ground for most heterosexuals in our society. That fear or dislike of a person could be aptly defined as a type of prejudice. Bruce Bawer explains, “In a world of prejudice, there is no other prejudice quite like it. Mainstream writers, politicians and cultural leaders who hate Jews or blacks or Asians but who have long since accepted the unwritten rules that forbid public expression of those prejudices still denounce gays with impunity” (61).

e as to why same sex couples should not wed. For some it is a deep personal and private reason and for others it is the fear of being exposed to something that is different. Two of the more prominent and maybe more discussed reasons are Aids and child abuse. Lets take each of these reasons and briefly discuss how they affect a persons emotions, alters his or her judgment, and how not to let these reasons weigh so heavily on a person’s feelings and perceptions of others.

The number of people in our population who have tested positive for HIV and Aids is sadly climbing. In the early and mid 90’s homosexual men accounted for at least 45% of people who tested positive for HIV, so it is not unlikely that people should think that children in the care of homosexual men might contract the virus. Aids cases among heterosexual men are increasingly rising over the numbers of cases of homosexual and bisexual men (Hopkins and Johnston 18). There are many children who are still in the care of their HIV positive heterosexual parents. Many children are also abused by their heterosexual parents and there are also spouses in heterosexual marriages that are being abused by the

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