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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signs bill banning “gay or trans panic” defense
The state becomes the 20th in the nation to ban the anti-LGBTQ+ criminal defense.
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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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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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Vermont bans lawyers from using “panic” excuse for killing LGBTQ people
State law previously allowed murder defendants to argue the victim should be blamed for violence against them.
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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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Committee hearing devolves into chaos after GOP lawmaker calls LGBTQ people “deviant”
The committee was debating a proposed law that would ban the gay or trans “panic” murder defense when things turned ugly.
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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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Washington DC bans gay & trans “panic” defenses in criminal cases
It passed unanimously.