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== Anti-homosexual violence ==

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~~Principled opponents of homosexuality '''explicity reject''' violence and intimidation directed against individuals because of their sexual orientation. According to~~ FBI ~~figures for 2003~~ - ~~2005, a male~~ homosexual ~~suffers a serious physical assault somewhere~~ in ~~America every 3-4 days because of antipathy towards his sexual orientation.<ref>Hate crime figures,~~ 2003 ~~- Table 4, p.18 - http://www.fbi~~.~~gov/ucr/03hc.pdf</ref>~~<ref>~~Hate crime figures, 2004 - Table 4, p.19 - http://www~~.~~fbi~~.~~gov/ucr/hc2004/tables/HateCrime2004.pdf</ref><ref>Hate crime figures~~, ~~2005 - Table 4 -~~ http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/hc2005/table4.htm~~</ref> Incidences of common assault and intimidation are even more frequent. Occasionally~~, this violent antipathy leads to murder. <ref>Gay man's killing 'tip of the iceberg' - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/5080164.stm</ref><ref>Life term for homophobic murder - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/5225008.stm</ref><ref>Men in court for homophobic murder - http://www.bbc.co.uk/kent/news/stories/200301/21/murder_case.~~shtml~~</ref>

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FBI statisitcs report there have been no anti-homosexual murders in the United States since 2003. <ref>U.S. Department of Justice — Federal Bureau of Investigation, [http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/hc2005/table4.htm Uniform Crime Reports], Offense Type by Bias Motivation, 2005 Table 4. </ref>

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