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Originally Posted by cadyshack
Trust me, its part of my major to know what a minority is. A minority can be social status, education, employment, wealth and political power. But as far as sexuality is concerned, it is not a minority group. I know I dont want to be considered a minority simply because of my sexuality,and no one else does either.
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What you want or don't want doesn't mean something is true.
And yes I know that Wiki is not the final truth but unless you quote something better I'll run with it:
Minority group - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A minority is a sociological group that does not constitute a politically dominant voting majority of the total population of a given society. A sociological minority is not necessarily a numerical minority — it may include any group that is subnormal with respect to a dominant group in terms of social status, education, employment, wealth and political power. To avoid confusion, some writers prefer the terms "subordinate group" and "dominant group" rather than "minority" and "majority", respectively.
In socioeconomics, the term "minority" typically refers to a socially subordination ethnic group (understood in terms of language, nationality, religion and/or culture). Other minority groups include people with disabilities, "economic minorities" (working poor or unemployed), "age minorities" (who are younger or older than a typical working age) and sexual minorities.