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Congress Introduces Bill to Outlaw Gay/Trans ‘Panic’ Defense
Photo from Boston Spirit Magazine July 2018 when the two senators proposed the national bill he first time. Kennedy (left) and Markey (right)Washington DC – The Matthew Shepard Foundation is proud to announce the introduction of
the Gay and Trans Panic Defense Prohibition Act of 2019.
Aiming to end the use of so-called “gay panic” and “trans panic” defenses in federal court, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass) and Congressman Joseph Kennedy III (MA-04) reintroduced the Gay and Trans Panic Defense Prohibition...
