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News (USA)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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News (USA)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.
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Election 2020Pennsylvania’s infamously anti-gay politician is running scared this election cycle
Daryl Metcalfe has a long history of homophobia, but he’s sunk to a new low. Now he’s attacking his gay opponent’s husband.
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News (World)He bit a man’s ear off during a gay panic attack, but he won’t be going to jail
The thug said the victim looked at his junk while he peed at a urinal.
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News (USA)Man arrested for decapitating his ex-boyfriend said they fought over sex
He is accused of killing and dismembering his ex then storing the body parts in garbage bags in a garden shed.
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News (USA)Death row inmate asks for clemency because ‘gay panic’ justifies murder
The convicted killer says going home with a gay man caused him to strangle the victim and then cut open the body and stab the victim’s internal organs.
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News (USA)Illinois becomes second state to ban ‘panic defense’ as excuse for killing LGBT people
Finding out someone is queer is no excuse to kill them. If you’re that scared, run home to momma.
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News (USA)Now playing: Gay panic homophobia in the new ‘CHiPs’ movie
Dudebros may yuk it up, but word is, this retro reboot is just one bad homophobic joke after another.
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News (World)Queensland finally takes steps to repeal ‘gay panic’ defense
Murder defendants will no longer be able to claim temporary insanity as the result of a homosexual advance.
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At ‘Sex Roulette’ parties, you can catch HIV from a handsome stranger
A troubling trend puts a new spin on the idea of “bug chasing” or “gift giving.”
