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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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Man blames gay panic & demon possession in “bloodthirsty” stabbing of gay man
“There was a voice that came from outside, but normally it’s inside my head,” the accused said. “At that moment, I wasn’t in control of myself. I was possessed.”
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Oregon’s out governor signs bill banning gay & trans “panic” murder defense
The maneuver is usually attempted when an LGBTQ person is killed by someone they recently had sex with.
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DC “gay panic” ban delayed by fence around Capitol installed after MAGA insurrection
Federal law requires all laws passed by the District to get congressional approval and the laws must be hand-delivered to Congress. The fence prevented the bill from being delivered on time.
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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.
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Pennsylvania’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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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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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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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.