Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians & Gays has a petition targeting the U.S. senate urging them to pass comprehensive hate crimes legislation. Hate crimes based on sexual orientation and gender identity are on the rise! Only 27 states and the District of Columbia have hate crimes laws inclusive of sexual orientation, and only five of those and the District of Columbia are expressly transgender inclusive.
Sign PFLAG's Petition Over at Care2
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Demand Comprehensive Hate Crime Legislation
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That type of spineless behavior is what really pisses me off. I'd like to catch someone doing that because I will guess he or she loses a couple fingers as a reminder of what they did.
I hope this will change now that US get a president with a brain. Or am I naive?
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