In 40 out of our 50 states, when you kill an LGBT individual, you can use a heat of passion mitigation, a defense based off of intense emotion, called ‘gay/transgender panic’ which will get you charged with manslaughter instead, which is usually only a twelve-month sentence. Who does this target and what can be done about it? CONTENT WARNINGS: Mentions of violent transphobia and racism
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