May 2009 Newsletter

Federal Bills Give Alternate Lifestyles
“Victim-Class” Status

S.909, Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009, provides legal protection for 547 paraphilias, defined by APA as “preference for or obsession with unusual sexual practices.”

The two hate crimes bills now before Congress provide unequal protection under the law.  That’s unconstitutional!  Both require greater penalties for crimes against victims whose sexual preference puts them in a victim-class.  They give touch-me-not and speak-no-ill-of-me-or-my-orientation legal cover for individuals of variant “gender identity” or “sexual orientation”.

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