There is no "hate crime" provisions protecting people who are, say Republican, from violence of say Democrats. There were fights, shootings, arson, and swastika graffiti directed at Republicans this year. NONE would qualify as a hate crime (not even with the swastika since it was not a minority being targeted and a minority targeting members of the same minority also would not be ruled a hate crime).
I understand protecting race, creed/religion, color, nationality, etc. and even man/woman but there is NO basis for "special protection" of followers of specific sexual fetishes. "Transvestites" are protected under homosexual hate crime descriptions. There is no "wear the clothes of the opposite sex" gene. We are born naked. It is all cultural environment and mental disorder to have a desire to dress as a member of the opposite sex.
You have the right to practice whatever religion that you want. You have the same right to follow whatever politics that you want. Most sexual acts have been legalized by the Supreme Court decision (although prostitution and other acts in private between consenting adults are STILL illegal) so some would say that you have the right to follow whatever sexual fetish that you want.
Why are sex acts protected as religion is when political persuasion is not? If someone is denied a job because he is a conservative, isn't this as bad as someone being turned down for a job because he is a homosexual?
I agree with you that people should not be able to discriminate because of someones chosen political views. There was a case at my college were a lady working in admissions made some statements at a KKK rally. The university was going to fire her and such. However she was never fired because they could not prove that she ever did anything wrong at work.
I believe that two or more consenting adults have the right to do whatever they want in the privacy of their own home. You have the right to think what they are doing is wrong, sinful, etc. However, this does not allow you to beat the crap out of two men or woman kissing because you don't like it. And yes that has happened.