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Dems Introduce Bill to Outlaw Anti-LGBTQ Panic Defense in Federal Court

Rep. Joe Kennedy and Sen. Ed Markey want to put an end to the panic defense as legal cover for anti-LGBTQ violence.

Gay panic defense has long been used as a legal justification for violence perpetrated against LGBTQ people in U.S. courts. House Representative Joe Kennedy and Senator Ed Markey are working to end it: 

[martinafi]

Writer John Roche helps out with our stunt test run #PanicDefense #SVU

Writer John P. Roche helps out with our stunt test run #PanicDefense #SVU pic.twitter.com/XGqzra01dW — SVU Writers Room (@SVUWritersRoom) March 6, 2014 http://dlvr.it/54dpD2

[martinafi]

#BossBenson looks awfully good behind that #SVU #PanicDefense

#BossBenson looks awfully good behind that desk. #SVU #PanicDefense pic.twitter.com/kkYj965QFl — SVU Writers Room (@SVUWritersRoom) March 6, 2014 http://dlvr.it/54dp7Y

[nbcsvu]

This is not your average recruiting prank. We’ll see you on the field tonight.