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Who is Chris Sununu? Where does he stand on LGBTQ+ rights?
He’s the rare sort of Republican: one that has actually helped legalize LGBTQ+ civil rights.
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Michigan House passes ban on gay & trans panic defenses
Such defenses often blame gay and trans people for their own murders.
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Delaware bans LGBTQ+ panic defense with overwhelming bipartisan support
The state Senate voted unanimously to ban this harmful legal strategy.
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Who is Zooey Zephyr? Where does she stand on LGBTQ+ rights?
Meet Zooey Zephyr, a trailblazer in Montana politics who made history as the first openly transgender state Rep.
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Tina Kotek is a strong advocate for LGBTQ rights in Oregon
“I promise to always use my voice and my power in Oregon to stand up and defend and advance LGBTQ+ rights,” Tina Kotek said.
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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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GOP lawmaker who called LGBTQ people “deviants” who want “special privileges” apologizes
The 80-something Republican said it was “accepted by society” to say LGBTQ people had “some deviant sexuality” while debating a gay/trans panic defense law.
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GOP lawmaker calls out fellow Republicans for being the “true definition of a BIGOT”
“I don’t need any responses telling me this is unprofessional because, frankly, I don’t give a shit,” he said as he dressed down three Republicans who voted against an LGBTQ rights bill.
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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.
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Virginia is nearing a ban on gay & trans “panic” defenses in criminal trials
Author Danica Roem credited Judy Shepard, the mother of the late Matthew Shepard, for spurring the legislation forward with her testimony.