Gov. Shapiro calls for better LGBTQ+ protections in wake of transgender teen's death
Posted on AllSides July 9th, 2024
From The Center
CRIMES HERE IN PENNSYLVANIA. GOVERNOR JOSH SHAPIRO IS CALLING FOR THE STATE’S LAWS TO BE UPDATED TO TREAT CRIMES OF HATE AGAINST MEMBERS OF THE LGBTQ PLUS COMMUNITY, THE SAME AS OTHER HATE CRIMES. AND THERE’S CURRENTLY A PACKAGE OF BILLS IN THE STATE HOUSE THAT WOULD DO JUST THAT. WE SPOKE TO ONE OF THE BILL’S SPONSORS THIS AFTERNOON. I THINK IT’S SOMETHING THAT, UH, THAT THAT WOULD, WOULD HELP, UH, ACT AS A DETERRENCE AND ALSO PROVIDE A SENSE OF JUSTICE TO, UH, TO FAMILIES OF INDIVIDUALS WHO...