Hate crimes protections for LGBT people are now the law
The Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act was signed into law Wednesday as part of a defense-authorization measure by President Barack Obama. The law, which allows for the prosecution of crimes motivated by bias based on sexual orientation or gender identity, is the product of a decade's worth of work by LGBT advocates.
Washington Blade | 10/28
This story published in Gay & Lesbian Leadership SmartBrief on 10/30/2009
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