,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #agba  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #e1 #bjai,mr4    
,m>key 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,m55dez1 ,ms4   
,h>ris1 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1 ,ms4 ,baldw91   
,mr4 ,k+1 ,ms4 ,klobu*>1 ,mr4 ,ka9e1    
,mr4 ,s&]s1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,m]kley1 
& ,ms4 ,smi?7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill    
,to am5d title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1
 to prohibit gay & trans panic def5ses4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,gay & ,trans ,panic ,def5se          
,prohibition ,act ( #bjai4  #b4 ,f9d+s  
,congress f9ds t-- 7#a7 ! ,am]ican ,b>  
,association has urg$ ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t
 to take legislative action to curtail !
 availability & effectiv5ess ( ! gay    
panic & trans panic def5ses1 :i* seek to
 p>tially or completely excuse crimes   
su* z murd] & assault on ! gr\nds t !   
sexual ori5tation or g5d] id5tity ( !   
victim is provocation en\gh = ! viol5t  
reaction ( ! def5dant2  7#b7 gay & trans

 panic legal def5ses1 :i* cont9ue to be 
rais$ 9 crim9al proce$+s 9 ,f$]al c\rts 
across ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 are surpris+ly  
long-liv$ hi/orical artifacts1 remnants 
( a "t :5 widespread public antipa?y 0 !
 norm = lesbian1 gay1 bisexual1 &       
transg5d] 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is ,act z       
,,lgbt7 individuals2  7#c7 gay & trans  
panic def5ses *>act]ize sexual          
ori5tation & g5d] id5tity z objectively 
reasonable excuses = loss (             
self-control1 & !reby illegitimately    
mitigate ! responsibility ( a p]petrator
 = h>m done to ,,lgbt individuals2  7#d7
 gay & trans panic def5ses appeal to    
irrational fe>s & hatr$ ( ,,lgbt        
individuals1 !reby und]m9+ ! legitimacy 
( ,f$]al crim9al prosecutions & result+ 
9 unju/ifiable acquittals or s5t5c+     
r$uctions2  7#e7 ! use ( gay & trans    
panic def5ses is entirely incompatible )
 ! express int5t ( ,f$]al law to provide
 increas$ protection to victims (       
bias-motivat$ crimes1 includ+ crimes    
committ$ aga9/ ,,lgbt individuals2  7#f7

 cont9u$ use ( ^! ana*roni/ic def5ses   
re9=ces & in/itutionalizes prejudice at 
! exp5se ( norms ( self-control1        
tol]ance1 & compassion1 :i* ! law %\ld  
enc\rage1 & m>ks an egregi\s lapse 9 !  
m>* ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates t[>d a m j crim9al
 ju/ice sy/em2 &  7#g7 to end !         
antiquat$ notion t ,,lgbt lives are wor?
 less ?an o!rs & to reflect mod]n       
und]/&+ ( ,,lgbt individuals z equal    
citiz5s "u law1 gay & trans panic       
def5ses mu/ end4  #c4 ,prohibition on   
gay & trans panic def5ses  7a7 ,9 g5]al 
,*apt] #a ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  #bh4 ,prohibition on gay &     
trans panic def5ses  7a7 ,prohibition   
,no nonviol5t sexual advance or         
p]ception or belief1 ev5 if inaccurate1 
( ! g5d]1 g5d] id5tity or expression1 or
 sexual ori5tation ( an individual may  
be us$ to excuse or ju/ify ! conduct (  
an individual or mitigate ! sev]ity ( an
 (f5se4  7b7 ,pa/ trauma ,not)/&+ !     
prohibition 9 subsection 7a71 a c\rt may

 admit evid5ce1 9 accordance ) ! ,f$]al 
,rules ( ,evid5ce1 ( prior trauma to !  
def5dant = ! purpose ( excus+ or ju/ify+
 ! conduct ( ! def5dant or mitigat+ !   
sev]ity ( an (f5se4  4  7b7 ,te*nical & 
con=m+ am5dm5t ,! table ( sections =    
*apt] #a ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates     
,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  #bh4 ,prohibition on gay &     
trans panic def5ses4  4  7c7 ,report ,! 
,attorney ,g5]al %all submit to         
,congress an annual report t details    
prosecutions 9 ,f$]al c\rt involv+      
capital & noncapital crimes committ$    
aga9/ ,,lgbt individuals t 7 motivat$ by
 ! victim's g5d]1 g5d] id5tity or       
expression1 or sexual ori5tation4