Virginia Is About to Become 12th State to Ban Anti-LGBTQ+ Panic Defense them.us - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from them.us Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
RICHMOND, Va. Virginia lawmakers passed a bill that will ban the use of a personâs perceived or actual sexual orientation or gender identity as a defense in court for the assault or murder of an LGBTQ person.
âItâs done: Weâre banning the gay/trans panic defense in Virginia,â Del. Danica Roem, D-Manassas, said in a Twitter post.
Roem introduced House Bill 2132, which passed the Senate 23-15 on Thursday with an amendment. The House approved the amendment in a 58-39 vote. The bill now heads to Gov. Ralph Northamâs desk for a signature.
The Senate amendment adds oral solicitation, or hitting on someone, as an unacceptable justification for the gay or transgender panic defense.
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Virginia lawmakers passed a bill that will ban the use of a person’s perceived or actual sexual orientation or gender identity as a defense in court for the.
The bill would ban the use of a person’s perceived or actual sexual orientation or gender identity as a defense in court for the assault or murder of an LGBTQ person.