Fortunately, House Bill 1076 did not pass the Legislature creating special protection for homosexuals and cross dressers.  This bill would have established a very dangerous precedent because it would create two classes of victims and punish someone more because of their alleged thoughts.  The bill represented a step in the wrong direction with regard to free speech.  Would the next step have been to prohibit speech that someone views as hateful?  For example will legislation be introduced in the future to prohibit pastors from speaking out against the homosexual lifestyle?