It's called the Matthew Shepard Act and was recently passed by the US House of Representatives.
You can very quickly send a short note to your state's senators by going to this link:
http://www.senate.gov/
Look for the search window in the upper right corner.
To see a great video made to support the act go here:
http://www.hrc.org/FightHate
2007-06-20 13:24:11 · 7 answers · asked by inactive account 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
I hope it passes,
I already emailed my senator.
but I am sure it might get vetoed, seems many vetos coming these days...
2007-06-20 13:30:16 · answer #1 · answered by southernboy 4 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Yes and I am really hoping that it passes because in the early part of March of this year a friend of mine had to go to court because he was the victim of a gay hate crime about 2 years ago, the big fat (yes he is FAT 300 lbs) homophobe bully was charged with a Class A Misdemeanor assault with an attachment of hate crime. With all of the evidence against him and his "I'm being put out" demeanor the homophobe bully got off on a "mistaken identity"defense. I saw how this creep walked and acted before the trial started and I know for a fact in my heart of hearts that he was GUILTY AS SIN. I PRAY that the bill does pass because in the city I live in apparently it's "Justice for all UNLESS you happen to be gay!" and that is BullSh*t!
I e-mailed my senator about it even though I couldn't really get into details with her
2007-06-20 20:40:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 1⤋
Followed it a little since before it went to vote in the House and have already emailed both of my senators. I just hope they can stall until after Jan 20th '08 before it goes to the pres.
2007-06-20 22:17:14 · answer #3 · answered by carora13 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes, and make sure that you send your clueless faith-based friends (not faith-bashing here, tho I'm sure the AFA will twist my words around to suit their agenda) to Snopes for this article debunking the American Family Association's latest anti-gay screed.
In a nutshell, the hate crimes bill specifically states that it will not prohibit preachers from spewing their anti-gay bile from the pulpit. It is aimed primarily at criminalizing acts of violence against gays and other minorities.
2007-06-20 21:14:12 · answer #4 · answered by mabster60 4 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Thank you for the link.
2007-06-20 20:30:56 · answer #5 · answered by punch 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Thanks HJ. Slamed my two cents to them a few minutes ago. Plus I forwarded it to all my friends, So they can too.
2007-06-20 22:48:48 · answer #6 · answered by .*. 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
it better not pass. humans aren't meant to be gay
2007-06-20 21:56:16 · answer #7 · answered by Baller23 3 · 0⤊ 9⤋