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On the Brink of Hate Crimes Law Protecting the LGBT Community

Tomorrow, President Obama is expected to sign the hate crimes bill (smuggled into an essential military spending measure) that will, at last, extend the reach of protection to those attacked and seriously wounded or killed because of gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, or disability.
Before I offer an opinion on the measure, it’s worth pausing for [...]

Posted by: John Culhane on Tuesday, October 27th, 2009