Unfortunately, regarding victimization, there are many minority groups who 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. For those who don't know, LGBTQ stands for the following; lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transsexuals and people questioning their sexuality. Although society has grown over the years, there are still many people who are bothered by the sexual orientation of these individuals. The truth is that being straight, gay, lesbian, etc. it doesn't change a person's rights and it doesn't change them from being a human being like anyone else. Everyone should be treated equally, regardless of their sexual orientation, race or religion. In the United States, there are approximately 581,300 same-sex couples, according to the 2012 American Community Survey. About 253,576 are male to male and 300,890 are female to female. (Lofquist & Ellis, 2011) It is clear that there is diversity in sexual tastes and diversity in sexual preferences. Age is also not a very big difference as a person's sexual preference could range from child to elder. However, the highest percentage of same-sex couples living together would be those aged 45 to 54, which is close to 30%, followed by 25% 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 with around 3-5%. (American Community Survey, 2012) With such high numbers it is understood that LBGTQ people are coming out more. If......middle paper......stop crime against those minorities who need help to make themselves known to the world. LGBTQ, no matter what they are, should be accepted for the person they are and were born to be. Works Cited Daigle, L. (2012). Victimology: a text/reader. Sage Publications.Katz-Wise, S. L., & Hyde, J. S. (2012). Victimization experiences of lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals: A meta-analysis. Journal of Sex Research, 142-167. Kuehnle, K., & Sullivan, A. (2001). Patterns of anti-gay violence: An analysis of incident characteristics and victim reporting. Journal of intrapersonal violence. Lofquist, D., & Ellis, R. (2011). Comparing ACS and CPS same-sex couple household estimates. United States Census.Overbi, L.M., & Barth, J. (2006). Numeration on minority populations: Americans' estimates of the size of the local gay population. Politics , 194-210.