ABSTRACT
Homophobia, hate crimes, discrimination based on sexual orientation, and gay and transgender rights have been the foci of ever-increasing legislative and public interest in recent years. There is, however, a discrepancy between the enforceable rights of these discriminated-against categories and the manner in which such rights are conveyed to the public. The issue of discrimination based on sexual orientation is of a particularly delicate nature as it comes up against not only legislative barriers, but also hurdles of a social, cultural, ethical and linguistic nature.
