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Delaware bans LGBTQ+ panic defense with overwhelming bipartisan support (www.lgbtqnation.com)

submitted 1 year ago by DevCat to c/[email protected]

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Delaware has officially banned the so-called “gay and trans panic” defense, becoming the 17th state in the nation to do so.

The panic defense is a legal defense strategy used to justify violent crimes against LGBTQ+ people due to a perpetrator “panicking” over discovering their victim’s sexual orientation or gender identity.

According to the Movement Advancement Project, no state allows the defense to be used on its own, but it is often used alongside other defense strategies as a way to advocate for leniency.

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Form anyone interested, this wikipedia page has a list of all the States which have had bills to consider the matter, or have successfully outlawed this sickening excuse of a defense.

[–] PyroNeurosis 5 points 1 year ago

I would like to thank the editor for using Trans ^TM^ colors on this map

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