Pink News reports that a US Senate vote on the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act is due soon. The Act has been dubbed the "Matthew Shephard Act" after the American teenager brutally murdered (see the film "The Laramie Project"). Accoring to Pink News: 'In May, the bill passed in the House of Representatives on a historic 237-180 bipartisan vote. The Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007 expands the categories covered by existing federal hate crimes law to include gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and disability.'
It's one to watch.
It's one to watch.
