THE SEXUAL REVULSIONGAYS AND THE LONG ARM OF THE LAW

He jotted down his new friends' license plate number. It was a smart move.

After years of dealing as an insider with the legal system, Rea is drenched in doubt about the motives of law enforcement toward the gay community.

"I know that a lot of people feel very terrorized," says a gay community insider.

"The officer's comment to me was that any single men in the parks are immediately under suspicion."

The gay population is the easiest of all minority groups to mistreat because of what its members do in the dark.

"Cops are just a reflection of society, and most of society thinks it is okay to criticize homosexuals."

Local ministers rose and protested that the bill would prohibit their preaching against homosexuality from the pulpit.

Attorney General Woods says, "You can think anything you want about homosexuals, but don't commit crimes against them."

The right of gays and lesbians to be free from bodily harm is not a matter that Arizona legislators are willing to protect.