Society.

By definition, society is "a highly structured system of human organization for large-scale community living that normally furnishes protection, continuity, security, and a national identity for its members." So, truly, everything is part of society. That's to be assumed, according to the definition. My favorite part is the protection. So, apparently we protect the members of society.
Excuse me for a moment, I'm going to go laugh for an hour or so.
Seriously, since when does society protect its members? The only people it protects are the celebrities that are "perfect." I mean, think about it. No one protected the Irish when they started immigrating to the U.S. We didn't protect African Americans during the Civil Rights Movement. Now, we're not protecting anyone who's not straight.
Could we just live in peace? Yes, this is when we all hold hands and sing. I mean, come on! There's obviously a reason as to why we differ! Think about it this way: it's like we're different types of human. Evolution, hello? In my opinion, everyone needs to get over their differences. Why does it matter if they live a different lifestyle than you?
We should take the amount of energy we use to discriminate, and put it towards things that actually matter. Things like our economy, what's left of it anyway, or the environment.
I just don't get what the big deal is. Why can't we live our own life the way we want to?