Articles related to "Federal Hate Crime"

The US House passed legislation that will re-define a hate crime to include offenses motivated by prejudice and based on a victim's sexual orientation or gender identity.

When North Carolina Representative Virgina Foxx called Matthew Shepard a "hoax," it was only a small part of her long-standing opposition to LGBT equality under the law.

Allen Ray Andrade was sentenced to life in prison for first degree murder, hate crimes, and theft against Angie Zapata, an American transgender woman, in Colorado.

Hate crime legislation gives some protection against homophobic bullying and violence, but a new law would expand protection for sexual orientation and gender identity.

The brutal murder of gay student Matthew Shepard was horrific but not in vain - it has been a shocking wake-up call for the world to gay hate crime issues.

Find out what Barack Obama and John McCain say on the record about hate crimes, same-sex marriage, "don't ask, don't tell," and other queer issues.