I track murder cases that use the ‘gay panic defense,’ a controversial practice banned in 9 states The ABA has called for states to curtail ‘gay panic’ and ‘trans panic’ defenses. icedmocha/Shutterstock.com On January ...
Connecticut’s State Senate overwhelmingly endorsed a measure Thursday to ban the so-called gay panic defense, reports The CT Post. The LGBT Bar, the largest LGBTQ+ and Ally Legal Community, explains that gay and trans “panic” ...