For the states that do acknowledge gay hate crimes by passing laws against them, different classifications exist. According to Kosofsky, crimes of opportunity and crimes of bias are lesser offenses than hate crimes, because they lack the hate aspect. Same with bias crimes. Hate crimes, however, are definitely more violent crimes, often taking the form of brutal beatings and murders. But hate crimes are not as common on college campuses as they are in the general public.
People manifest their feelings in their own private cubby.
They're just waiting for an excuse to unleash their feelings. Despite the fact that California does distinguish gay hate crimes, the situation at the local level is no different. Ronnie Sanlo, director of UCLA's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered student association LGBT and a recent transfer from the University of Michigan, expressed similar concerns. There are no questions students must answer upon admission, so we have no idea how many students are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgendered. According to Sanlo, without such valuable statistics, it is difficult to acquire funding for programs aimed at gay students.