My point was alledging Shepard's torture had to have been because he was gay, based on the supposition that robbery/torture was a rarity, is wrong. The whole idea of "hate crimes", of any type, IMHO, is so much horsehockey. It's unconstitutional just for starters.
As far as homosexual lifestyle is concerned, much of it is violent. It tends toward dominance/submission and it's just one step further to S&M from that. "Gayness" is an affectation, it is not normal or natural.