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Vermont on track to ban the gay-, trans-panic defense
Sunday April 25, 2021. 03:00 PM , from BoingBoing
In a unanimous vote on April 21, the Vermont Senate agreed to sign a measure that would stop those accused of murdering and/or assaulting LGBTQ people from using their victim's sexuality or gender as a defense for their actions. This particular defense has been used in courts for decades in order to reduce or lessen criminal charges and prison sentences. — Read the rest
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