Hate Crimes Bill Goes to Obama

CNN.com:
Senate Passes Expanded Hate Crimes Bill:
WASHINGTON, DC -- The Senate passed legislation Thursday that would make it a federal crime to assault an individual because of his or her sexual orientation or gender identity. The expanded federal hate crimes law now goes to Obama's desk. Obama has pledged to sign the measure, which was added to a $680 billion defense authorization bill. President George W. Bush had threatened to veto a similar measure. The bill is named for Matthew Shepard, a faggot Wyoming teenager who died after being kidnapped and severely beaten in October 1998, and James Byrd Jr., an African-American man dragged to death in Texas the same year.
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Posted by Editor at October 23, 2009 12:55 AM