Equality Fairfax

It’s taken over a decade but the Hate Crime Prevention Act is supposed to be signed into law tomorrow according to 365gay.com. Hopefully this will see the gay and trans panic defenses become a distant memory.

While it is true that this law won’t prevent any violence directly, it does give us the tools to more effectively prosecute the people who perpetrate that violence. It also sends a message about what type of society we want to create.

This was one of the “Big Four” pieces of legislation at the federal level. Hopefully we can get the Employment Non-Discrimination Act or the Repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” passed next as well as work toward the repeal of DOMA. Let’s use this event to energize us to further action!