Homosexuality is a hotly debated issue in the United States, but there are trends that show some normalization of the gay/lesbian lifestyle. The 2000 census, according to Lee Condon (2001), should be remembered as the first census of gays and lesbians because federal counters made an initial attempt to count gay and lesbian families. When the data was released, it showed that 1.2 million same-sex, unmarried partners had been identified. Single gays and lesbians were excluded from this portion of the census count, but a study commissioned by the national gay lobby, Human Rights Campaign, estimated that the 2000 census undercounted gay and lesbian couples by a factor of 62 percent (Condon, 2001). Whether or not the 2000 Census represents an accurate profile of gay and lesbian families or partnerships, what was revealed in the 2000 Census is that “a growing number of American households are populated by gay or lesbian partners who have children from previous relationships, adoption, or other procreative endeavors” (Condon, 2001). What these data suggest is that there may be a gradual step towards normalizing gay and lesbian unions or families. A 2001 study by the Kaiser Family Foundation revealed that over 76% of lesbians, gays, and bisexuals believe there is greater acceptance of their sexual orientation among the general public (Wellner, 2001). The survey also revealed that 73% of Americans believe that hate crime laws should include crimes against homosexuals and bisexuals, while 76% would support expanding employment discrimination laws to protect diverse sexual orientations. Wellner (2001) noted that support for “legally sanctioned gay and lesbian marriage appears to be on the rise…middle of the paper…in conservative, far-right, and essentially fundamentalist Christian sectors of society, in rejection of the demands of additional protections for gays and lesbians are still forthcoming (Skover & Testy, 2002). In conclusion, while normalization strategies have helped gays/lesbians gain some rights; tends to reduce sexual differences to sexual identities that ignore the complexity of the issue and its intersectionality with social differences and various forms of inequality. Anti-normalization, which characterizes radical sexual resistance, on the other hand, challenges considerations of morality and sexual normality and is less focused on identity politics. Anti-normalization policies could take us beyond concepts of identity and exclusion by encouraging a future in which new forms of sexual expression, relationships and communities are welcomed.