Hate Crimes Bill – Signed!

By Liz Wing on 10/30/2009 @ 03:09 PM

In July, I wrote about the Hate Crimes Expansion bill and I am happy to say now that it has been signed into law!

Attached to the defense bill, this bill makes is a federal hate crime to assault people based on sexual orientation, disability, gender and gender identity. It is an expansion of an existing hate crimes law that protected those attacked because of their race, religion, or national origin.

Hats off to Judy and Dennis Shepard, the proud parents of Matthew Shepard, who worked for 11 years towards this bill’s passage. Their victory gives us all hope to fight for what we know is right.

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