December 24, 2016

Man to face prosecution under Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Act for transgender murder

Steve Lee, Editor10 years ago10 years ago01 mins

For the first time since its passage in 2009, the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act has been used to bring charges for targeting a victim because they were transgender, reports Robin Maril on the HRC Blog. This Act expanded existing federal hate crime law to include crimes motivated by bias against the…

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Competing factions announce agreement on San Diego Pride 2017

Steve Lee, Editor10 years ago10 years ago02 mins

SAN DIEGO — The San Diego LGBT Pride Board, the Save SD Pride Town Hall Forum, the LGBT Community Pride Committee and former San Diego LGBT Pride Executive Director Stephen Whitburn have announced that they have reached an agreement that has cleared the way for the community to come together in support of the 2017…

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Competing factions announce agreement on San Diego Pride 2017