Both Jesus and Paul were celibate. The U.S. Supreme Court has established a three point test to determine who is truly a minority deserving special status. A group must meet all three requirements to qualify. Homosexuals choose their lifestyle and can change. Thousands of homosexuals have been delivered from their perversion and have successfully returned to a normal life according to Dr. D. James Kennedy.
Sexual preference is just that, preference.
When it comes to economic discrimination homosexuals certainly do not qualify. There are over 100 members of Congress who are in favor of and support homosexual legislation on a regular basis. There are at least two avowed homosexual Representatives in the House. Also lesbians do not generally get infected with the HIV virus. The HIV virus is transmitted either sexually or via blood.