Obama Signs Matthew Shepard/James Byrd Hate Crimes Bill into Law
The Bilerico Project
Filed by: Waymon Hudson
October 28, 2009 3:30 PM
http://www.bilerico.com/2009/10/obama_signs_matthew_shepardjames_byrd_hate_crimes.php (http://www.bilerico.com/2009/10/obama_signs_matthew_shepardjames_byrd_hate_crimes.php)
President Obama has just signed the first ever piece of pro-LGBT federal legislation into law.
The Matthew Shepard & James Byrd Hate Crimes Prevention Act was attached to the Defense Authorization Bill and added gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, and disability to existing hate crimes laws.