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Line 780: − The group [[Family Research Council]] stated: − {{cquote|[Foley, an unmarried 52-year-old representative, had always refused to answer questions about his sexual orientation. Now that his emails and messages to teenage male pages have been revealed, it appears clear that Foley is a homosexual with a particular attraction to underage boys.<ref>http://www.frc.org/get.cfm?i=WU06J01</ref>}}
→Peter LaBarbera States Log Cabin Republican's Purge Mark Foley Picture from Their Website
Foley and his spokesman say they will not answer reporters’ questions about his “personal life.” The homosexual newspaper Washington Blade was told the same when it asked spokesman Kirk Fordham “point blank if Foley is gay.”<ref>http://www.cwfa.org/articles/4008/CFI/cfreport/index.htm</ref>}}
Foley and his spokesman say they will not answer reporters’ questions about his “personal life.” The homosexual newspaper Washington Blade was told the same when it asked spokesman Kirk Fordham “point blank if Foley is gay.”<ref>http://www.cwfa.org/articles/4008/CFI/cfreport/index.htm</ref>}}
== Claims of Hate Crimes ==
== Claims of Hate Crimes ==
It is claimed that about 1100 [[hate crime]]s against homosexuals or their property occurred in 2004.<ref>http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/cius_04/offenses_reported/hate_crime/index.html</ref> But most of those offenses occurred against property rather than individuals, often the result of [[drug]]s or [[alcohol]]. Only a tiny percentage even involved aggravated assault or worse, and those classifications are not based on any proof at trial.<ref>''Id.''</ref><ref>FBI, Crime in the United States 2004, [http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/hc2004/hctable4.htm Table 4 Offense Type by Bias Motivation] </ref> 74% of hate crimes are either crimes against property (e.g., theft, vandalism or graffiti) or a vague "intimidation".<ref>Table 2.33 at http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/cius_04/offenses_reported/hate_crime/index.html</ref>
It is claimed that about 1100 [[hate crime]]s against homosexuals or their property occurred in 2004.<ref>http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/cius_04/offenses_reported/hate_crime/index.html</ref> But most of those offenses occurred against property rather than individuals, often the result of [[drug]]s or [[alcohol]]. Only a tiny percentage even involved aggravated assault or worse, and those classifications are not based on any proof at trial.<ref>''Id.''</ref><ref>FBI, Crime in the United States 2004, [http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/hc2004/hctable4.htm Table 4 Offense Type by Bias Motivation] </ref> 74% of hate crimes are either crimes against property (e.g., theft, vandalism or graffiti) or a vague "intimidation".<ref>Table 2.33 at http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/cius_04/offenses_reported/hate_crime/index.html</ref>