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Brianna Titone Wants To Revive A Bill That Would Ban The ‘Gay Panic Defense’ In Colorado

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You need to enable JavaScript to view this site.Update: On July 13, 2020, Gov. Polis signed this bill into law. That makes Colorado the 11th state to ban 'gay panic defense' in criminal proceedings. On the first day of the revived legislative session, a state legislative committee voted down a bill that would have banned the so-call ‘gay panic defense’ in criminal proceedings. But there is now a bipartisan effort underway to bring it back. Before the legislature temporarily adjourned in mid-March due to the coronavirus pandemic, easily cleared the House with bipartisan support. It would make it impermissible for a defendant to argue they committed a crime on impulse, after learning their victim’s sexual orientation or gender identity. Democratic sponsor of Arvada said she expected the measure to easily clear the Senate. Instead, three Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to lay it aside for the year. “I was at a loss for words, really. This is a no brainer. This is a bipartisan bill. It should just be passed right away,” Titone said.&nbsp; The Democrats who voted against the bill said they support the policy, but that legislature’s main focus needs to be on dealing with the pandemic and the state budget. They argued the defense is rarely used and the bill can wait another year. “Many good bills can not go forward this year,” said , a Democrat from Colorado Springs and chair of the Judiciary Committee.&nbsp; Republican of Colorado Springs seemed exasperated with Democrats’ move, asking why other bills could go forward. The two Republicans on the Judiciary Committee voted to move the panic defense bill to the Senate floor. “If a bill involves mobile homes and has the right sponsors, it can pass out today,” he said sarcastically shortly before the no vote on HB-1307. After the vote, Democratic of Denver, another committee member, said it wasn’t an easy vote.&nbsp; “I just killed multiple bills that I’ve been working on for months, and it is incredibly difficult — these are incredibly difficult decisions for us to have to make,” Gonzales said. Titone is , and said even if the gay and transgender panic defense is rarely used, it should not even be an option. She said it’s especially relevant given the current Black Lives Matter movement and that Black transgender women, in particular, . “Let's stop it every way we can,” Titone said about violence against people of color. “Whether it's a cop doing it, or whether it's somebody in a relationship that uses this defense to harm or kill somebody that should not get away with this.” Titone said she and Republican of Delta will ask to start a new version of the bill in the House, with hopes that it will see a different outcome when it reaches the Senate.&nbsp;&nbsp; In recent years . It was used in the case of Matthew Shepard, who was murdered in Wyoming in 1998 in one of the nation’s highest-profile hate crimes against a gay person. According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, gay and trans panic defenses have been allowed in about half of U.S. states since the 1950s. You want to know what is really going on these days, especially in Colorado. We can help you keep up.&nbsp; The Lookout is a free, daily email newsletter with news and happenings from all over Colorado. Sign up here and we will see you in the morning!It takes a good day’s drive to cover Colorado, but we’ll help you do it in a few minutes. Our newsletters bring you a closer look at the stories that affect you and the music that inspires you.

You need to enable JavaScript to view this site.Update: On July 13, 2020, Gov. Polis signed this bill into law. That makes Colorado the 11th state to ban 'gay panic defense' in criminal proceedings. On the first day of the revived legislative session, a state legislative committee voted down a bill that would have banned the so-call ‘gay panic defense’ in criminal proceedings. But there is now a bipartisan effort underway to bring it back. Before the legislature temporarily adjourned in mid-March due to the coronavirus pandemic, easily cleared the House with bipartisan support. It would...

Brianna Titone Wants To Revive A Bill That Would Ban The ‘Gay Panic Defense’ In Colorado

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