‘Transgender and gay Americans deserve the same clear protections against hate crimes as other Americans,’ said HRC President Joe Solmonese.

WASHINGTON — The Human Rights Campaign lauded the planned introduction in the U.S. House of a federal hate crimes bill with explicit protections against crimes based on gender identity and sexual orientation, scheduled for this Thursday, May 26. HRC worked side-by-side with lead sponsors Reps. Barney Frank, D-Mass.; Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla.; John Conyers Jr., D-Mich.; Christopher Shays, R-Conn.; and Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., on this legislation, which is explicit in its coverage of the transgender community. The legislation would update our federal hate crimes laws to provide local law enforcement with assistance with hate crimes based on gender and disability.

“Transgender and gay Americans deserve the same clear protections against hate crimes as other Americans,” said HRC President Joe Solmonese. “We’re proud that for the first time legislation will be introduced that explicitly covers the entire gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community and the community will have an unambiguous shot at equal protection under hate crimes law. We thank our coalition partners and especially our allies in the House of Representatives for their work in securing this language.”

continue reading


What else ya got for me? This:

*Log Cabin Republicans Run TV Ads Condemning Anti-Gay Amendment During NC GOP Convention
*Maryland governor vetoes gay rights bills
*Missing Gay Sons Connect Mothers
*Spokane mayor won’t quit in gay Web scandal
*Gay Book Ban Threats Spread