San Diego gay news - Brandon McInerney

UPDATE: Southern California teen receives 21 years in prison for gay hate crime

Brandon McInerney is expected to receive 21 years in prison at his court sentence Monday for murdering a gay classmate during a computer class in 2008. McInerney, 17, agreed to a plea deal with Ventura County prosecutors last month, ensuring that McInerney would not seek a retrial after pleading guilty to second-degree murder and one…

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Judiciary Committee approves bill repealing DOMA

WASHINGTON – The Senate Judiciary Committee has approved the Respect for Marriage Act, legislation to repeal the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). DOMA prohibits the federal government from recognizing legally married same-sex couples and unjustly deprives them of the concrete protections marriage would bring to them and their families. California governor, Jerry Brown –…

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