All Posts Tagged With: "hate crimes legislation"

Kennedy remembered as champion of gay rights

By DENISE LAVOIE (AP) BOSTON — For decades, Edward Kennedy was considered the most powerful voice in the Senate for gay rights as a strong supporter of HIV/AIDS funding, hate crimes legislation and same-sex marriage. His death struck a blow to gay rights advocates, who say they’ve lost a key ally. “Having somebody in the [...]

27Aug2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

Transgender Advocacy Group Calls Upon Authorities to Fully Investigate Transgender Woman’s Death

The Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund [TLDEF] calls upon the Syracuse [N.Y.] Police Department and Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick to fully investigate the death of Lateisha Green, 22, whose legal name was Moses Cannon, as a possible hate crime. Green, who was transgender and lived as a woman, was shot and killed [...]

19Nov2008 | | 0 comments | Continued