Numerous attempts have been made to pass [[hate crime laws]] in the [[United States]], similar to legislation which had been passed in [[Europe]] and [[Canada]], and which has been used to suppress private citizens from portraying homosexuality negatively, or not supporting it equally.<ref>[http://homosexualityandthebible-response.blogspot.com/]</ref> | Numerous attempts have been made to pass [[hate crime laws]] in the [[United States]], similar to legislation which had been passed in [[Europe]] and [[Canada]], and which has been used to suppress private citizens from portraying homosexuality negatively, or not supporting it equally.<ref>[http://homosexualityandthebible-response.blogspot.com/]</ref> |