In a counterculture their values and norms deviate from or are at odds with those of dominant culture and they are usually viewed as negative or dangerous but not always. Members of countercultures are usually outsiders and are alienated, they have little power over their status in the world, they don’t fit the mold of what cultures says is “normal.” I think that my group is not by any means a subculture. When I think of what a counterculture is, I automatically think of homosexuals. Homosexuals experience unfair treatment that compromises their right to life, freedom, health and opportunities such as employment. Because of this, their social and economic characteristics including serving in the armed forces and adopting children are denied.
