Unfortunately, when it comes to victimization, many minority groups become victims of society's cruel intentions. For example, older adults or people with disabilities, children in foster care, and people who identify as LGBTQ, among many others. For those who don't know, LGBTQ means the following: lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgender people, and people who are questioning their sexuality. Even though society has developed over the years, many people are still embarrassed by the sexual orientation of these individuals. The truth is that being straight, gay, lesbian, etc. does not change a person's rights nor does it make them a human being like anyone else. Everyone should be treated equally, regardless of sexual orientation, race or religion. In the United States, there are approximately 581,300 same-sex couples, according to the 2012 American Community Survey. Approximately 253,576 are male households and 300,890 are female households. . (Lofquist & Ellis, 2011) It is clear that there is a diversity of sexual tastes and a diversity of sexual preferences. When it comes to age, the difference is also not very big since a person's sexual preference can vary from a child to an elderly person. However, the largest proportion of same-sex couples living together would be between the ages of 45 and 54, almost 30%, followed by 25% of those aged 35 to 44. Approximately 88% of the LGBTQ population is of white origin followed by a capital deviation, which would be Hispanic with 10% and African American with 8%. The lowest would be of Asian origin, at around 3 to 5%. (American Community Survey, 2012) With numbers this high, we understand that LBGTQ people go out more. Se...... middle of paper ...... stop the crime against minorities who need help to become more known in the world. LGBTQ, no matter what they are, they should be accepted as the person they are and were born to be. Works cited Daigle, L. (2012). Victimology: A text/reader. Sage Publications. Katz-Wise, SL and Hyde, JS (2012). Victimization experiences of lesbian, gay, and bisexual people: A meta-analysis. Journal of Sex Research, 142-167. Kuehnle, K. and Sullivan, A. (2001). Patterns of anti-gay violence: Analysis of incident characteristics and victim reporting. Journal of Intrapersonal Violence. Lofquist, D. and Ellis, R. (2011). Comparison of same-sex couple household estimates from the ACS and CPS. US Census. Overbi, L.M. and Barth, J. (2006). Calculating minority populations: Americans' estimates of the size of the local gay population. Political regime , 194-210.