#Michigan #outlaws the '#gay and #trans #panicdefense' in #criminal #trials.

The #law #prohibits using a victim’s #sexuality or #genderidentity as #justification for #criminal #actions

https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/michigan-outlaws-gay-trans-panic-defense-rcna163465

#Delaware Becomes 17th State to #Outlaw '#Gay and #Trans #PanicDefense'

The #panicdefense seeks to justify a #defendant’s #action on the basis that the defendant lashed out due to being deeply upset about #nonforcible #sexual #advances from or #sexualcontact with an #LGBTQ+ #person.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Delaware #Politics #Progress #Allies

https://www.advocate.com/law/delaware-bans-lgbtq-panic-defense

#NewHampshire #Governor #Signs #Ban on #LGBTQ “#PanicDefense," becoming the 16th state to ban #defendants from using a person's #LGBTQ #status as justification for their #violent #acts

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #NewHampshire #Politics #Progress #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Homophobia #Transphobia

https://www.metroweekly.com/2023/08/new-hampshire-governor-signs-ban-on-lgbtq-panic-defense/

#Senators #EdMarkey, and #ChrisPappas #introduce #bill to #ban use of the #LGBTQ #PanicDefense in #FederalCourts.

#Measure introduced during #Pridemonth.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #DemocraticParty #Allies #Progress #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Homophobia #Transphobia

https://www.washingtonblade.com/2023/06/28/markey-pappas-introduce-bill-to-ban-use-of-the-lgbtq-panic-defense/