Oregon Becomes 14th State To Ban Gay/Trans Panic Defense In Murder Cases

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Queerty reports that the ‘gay/trans panic’ defense – by which someone accused of a murder could claim the sexuality or gender identity of their victim was partly to blame for their actions – has been made illegal in Oregon.

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