Hate crimes bill reintroduced in Congress
(Washington) Legislation to add sexual orientation to the list of categories covered under federal hate crime law has been reintroduced in Congress.
The Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act, also known as the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Act for the college student who was murdered in an anti-gay hate crime …
Anti-gay group headed to Plattsburgh again
PLATTSBURGH — Controversial anti-gay church leader Fred Phelps and his followers are planning another visit to Plattsburgh.
Phelps and crew are planning to picket at Plattsburgh High School and Plattsburgh State Friday, March 6, for 40 to 45 minutes at each site.
The anti-gay members of the Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kansas, are protesting the High School’s Gay/Straight Alliance and a performance of the play “The Laramie Project” at the college.
“The Laramie Project” depicts the story of Matthew Shepard, a young gay man from Wyoming who was killed in 1998 because of his sexuality. See Anti-gay group headed to Plattsburgh again
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NY hate crime killing renews call for Shepard Act passage
(New York City) The brutal slaying of an Ecuadorian immigrant viciously beaten by men who yelled anti-Hispanic and anti-gay slurs at him has renewed calls for the passage of the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Act.
Jose Sucuzhanay, 31, and his brother Romel, 38, were walking arm-in-arm after a night out when …
