Hate crime is disgusting and unfortunate.
It's been on my heart for some time, and now I have put down a few organised words on a book project: to show that Sodom was not destroyed because of homosexuality. (Not that I endorse gay lifestyle, but that they deserve love and understanding, and Christians should be educated against bias on the issue).
The Bible is trustworthy:
http://bibleplus.org/discoveries/sodomfound.htm