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News and Events => Political and Legal News => Topic started by: Butterfly on September 27, 2007, 05:53:20 PM

Title: Senate Passes Hate Crimes Legislation
Post by: Butterfly on September 27, 2007, 05:53:20 PM
Senate Passes Hate Crimes Legislation

http://www.pridesource.com/article.shtml?article=27108
By Bob Roehr
09/27/2007

" WASHINGTON, DC-

The U.S. Senate passed the Matthew Shepard Act on Sept. 27. The legislation expands federal hate crimes laws to include violence based upon sexual orientation, gender identity, gender, and disability".

Title: Re: Senate Passes Hate Crimes Legislation
Post by: taylor on September 27, 2007, 08:49:06 PM
The senate may have passed it, but Bush has promised to vito it. We are setting up the ground work for what is to come though, so this is progress.

Peace
Taylor