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

submitted 11 months ago by DevCat@lemmy.world to c/usa@lemmy.ml

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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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[–] HowMany@lemmy.ml 46 points 11 months ago (1 children)

If it is defensible that people panic over other's sexuality, then it is defensible that people may panic over someone's religious affiliation.

[–] redballooon@lemm.ee 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Well, the overlap of anti lgbt folks and antisemites is not small.

[–] HowMany@lemmy.ml 0 points 11 months ago

How varied... their lunacy.