HuffPost:  Dem. Lawmakers Propose Banning ‘Gay And Trans Panic’ Legal Defense

Two Democratic lawmakers from Massachusetts want to end a controversial legal defense in which a criminal defendant claims violence against LGBTQ people was justified because of "panic" about the victim's sexual identity or orientation. Sen. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) and Rep. Joe Kennedy (D-Mass.) introduced the Gay and Trans Panic Defense Prohibition Act of 2018 this month, proposing to end gay and trans panic legal defenses in federal court. Read more here: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry… Read More

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