For example, in the article it says: "The lowest levels of prejudice are manifested by heterosexuals who have homosexual friends or family members, describe their relationships with these individuals as close and report having discussed directly with them the sexual orientation of the gay or lesbian person" (Herek, GM (2000). This quote clearly shows that heterosexuals get along well with homosexuals because 'they know them personally If heterosexuals don't know a homosexual, they The reason why some heterosexuals get along with homosexuals is because they have developed a bond with them, they no longer see differences, just theirs. personality The reason why some heterosexuals ridicule some homosexuals they only see what they look like on the outside and they have no connection with them because they probably didn't grow up with them or have them. as a gay member of their family. One of the most famous court cases involving a homosexual victim of a hate crime is the Matthew Shepard case. Matthew Shepard was a college student who was kidnapped, pistol-whipped, and left for dead tied to a fence in near-freezing temperatures for 18 hours (Brooke, (1998). He was at a bar minding his own business when two men arrived in a car and stopped