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New Hampshire could soon ban the “gay panic defense”
It would become the 16th state to do so. But will Republicans kill the measure?
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There are only 5 Black trans elected officials across the entire United States
Trans people are underrepresented in elected office, and even fewer are people of color. Candidates and advocates say that campaign finance and economic disparities are major factors.
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LGBTQ candidates won big in last night’s off-year elections
Many candidates – including several trans and non-binary candidates – broke ceilings with their historic wins.
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Barack Obama slams Republicans who keep on attacking marriage equality
“Are we still arguing about gay marriage? Really? I thought that ship had sailed.”
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President Biden endorses trans Virginia delegate Danica Roem for reelection
“Building back better starts in the states,” Biden says. And Danica Roem is part of that process.
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A troll tried to attack trans lawmaker Danica Roem online. It completely backfired on him.
Danica Roem’s classy response helped her raise thousands for her campaign in mere minutes.
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Demi Lovato comes out as non-binary & changes pronouns to “they/them”
“I feel this best represents the fluidity I feel in my gender expression.”
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Danica Roem believes voting & running for office can combat the right’s anti-trans efforts
Danica Roem explains that Republicans are pushing anti-trans bills in part to prove to each other that they are not “insufficiently conservative.”
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Virginia banned the gay/trans panic defense on the Transgender Day of Visibility
It’s the 12th state to ban defendants from arguing they “panicked” when they found out their victim was LGBTQ.
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Ban on so-called gay & trans “panic” defenses will become law in Virginia
Historic trans lawmaker Danica Roem & the mother of Matthew Shepard helped make Virginia the 12th state to ban the so-called defense.