Wyoming Parole Board rejects commuting prison sentence for one of Matthew Shepard’s killers (exclusive)
Russell Henderson, one of two men convicted of the heinous hate crime, tried to have his double life sentence shortened.
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
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Hundreds Rally in Philadelphia in Support of Hate-Crimes Legislation
Hundreds gathered in Love Park despite the rain to demonstrate the need for hate-crimes law revisions.
SEPTEMBER 26, 2014
Senate Democrats Tack Hate-Crimes Bill Onto Pentagon Spending Legislation
The Senate attached hate-crimes legislation to a must-pass Pentagon spending bill Thursday, but opponents predicted it ultimately would fail. In a bipartisan vote of 60-39, the Senate accepted cloture, which ended debate on the bill, and then moved to approve the Matthew Shepard Act by a voice vote -- attaching it as an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2008 Department of Defense Authorization Bill. ''The president is not going to agree to this social legislation on the defense authorization bill,'' said Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina. ''This bill will get vetoed.''
SEPTEMBER 28, 2007
Senate Dems to Try to Pass Hate Crime Measure
Senate Democrats are trying to force President Bush to sign hate crimes legislation he has threatened to veto by attaching it to a massive bill funding the Defense Department and the Iraq war. Writing violent attacks on gays into federal hate crime laws is related to the war because both are strikes against terrorism, according to a Republican senator and other supporters of the measure.
SEPTEMBER 27, 2007
At HRC Gala, Pelosi Shines, While ENDA's on Everyone's Mind
The 11th annual national dinner of the Human Rights Campaign in Washington, D.C., on Saturday was expected to be a time of outright celebration, with the organization honoring Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi for her instrumental role in passing both hate-crimes legislation and, it was hoped, an Employment Non-Discrimination Act that protected the entire gay, lesbian, and transgender community.
OCTOBER 9, 2007
Texas May Finally Add Gender Identity to Hate-Crimes Law
Similar bills have been introduced several times, but sponsors think this one will pass.
MAY 3, 2019
Indiana Has No Time for Hate-Crimes Legislation
A bill's death is the latest in a string of disappointments for LGBT rights in the Crossroads of America.
FEBRUARY 23, 2016
Hate-Crime Legislation: A Senator's View
A year ago, hate-crimes legislation would not have even made its way to President Bush's desk, says U.S. senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio.
OCTOBER 1, 2007
Puerto Rico Might Cut LGBTs and Others from Hate Crimes Law
A Senate committee has already approved legislation to remove LGBT people from the hate crimes law.
DECEMBER 5, 2011
Arson at Georgia gender-affirming care clinic investigated as hate crime
A fire at a clinic that provides gender-affirming care is being looked at through the lens of recently passed hate crime legislation.
JANUARY 30, 2024
Flight or fight? Niles Woods and the refugee crisis among trans Americans
As the trans community faces discrimination and violence in the U.S., the question remains: should we stay and fight or flee before it's too late?
APRIL 3, 2024
Transgender people are being killed at an alarming rate, especially in the South (exclusive)
New findings reveal a disturbing increase in violence against transgender individuals, spotlighting the South’s lax gun laws and discriminatory policies.
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
Antigay Group Helps Strip LGBTQ, Race From Indiana Hate Crimes Bill
Republicans and the American Family Association worked to remove the specific groups from the proposed legislation, but the GOP governor voices opposition to the change.
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FEBRUARY 20, 2019
Italian Senate Kills LGBTQ+ Hate Crimes Legislation
The Senate voted to block debate on the bill, essentially ending its chance of passing during the current legislative session.
OCTOBER 27, 2021
Lessons Learned: The Fight to Pass Hate-Crimes Legislation
The murder of Matthew Shepard shocked the nation -- but it took 11 years after the crime to pass an LGBT-inclusive federal hate-crimes law.
JANUARY 10, 2017
Hate-Crime Legislation in Utah Advances After Including Conservatives
The historic bill has advanced in Utah, but only after lawmakers including those targeted for political views as a protected class alongside LGBTQ people.
MARCH 13, 2019
WATCH: Ohio Lawmaker to Introduce Hate Crimes Bill
Ohio is one of just 14 states without anti-hate crime legislation. State Rep. Nickie Antonio wants to change that.
SEPTEMBER 29, 2013
Obama Camp Highlights Senator's Support for Hate-Crimes Laws
Barack Obama's campaign held a phone call Monday to highlight the differences between Obama and John McCain on hate-crimes legislation.
AUGUST 19, 2008
Philadelphia Unanimously Passes Hate Crime Law
With statewide legislation to add LGBT hate crimes protections stalled, Philadelphia's City Council takes a step to punish those who target victims because of their sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability status.
NOVEMBER 1, 2014
Congress Drops Hate Crimes From Department of Defense Bill
Congress has dropped legislation that would have expanded hate-crimes laws to include attacks on gays after it became clear the measure wouldn't pass the House, aides said Thursday. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Edward Kennedy, was widely supported by Democrats and even some moderate Senate Republicans. But because it was attached to a major Department of Defense policy bill that would have authorized more money for the Iraq war, many antiwar Democrats said they would oppose it.
DECEMBER 7, 2007