Thread by @LisaTalmadge, Kamala Harris co-sponsored a bill in CA Legislature to eliminate the “gay/trans [...]

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Kamala Harris co-sponsored a bill in CA Legislature to eliminate the “gay/trans panic” defense in cases of murder or violent crime against LGBT people.

Gov. Brown signed the bill in 2014, making CA, along with Illinois, one of 2 states in the country to ban the plea.

Kamala Harris hosted a national conference focused on the so-called gay or transgender panic defense, which is often used as a "heat of passion" defense to argue manslaughter rather than a murder conviction, but is sometimes used as an excuse to justify other crimes.

According to Harris, the conference resulted in gender harassment educational materials that are now distributed to prosecutors throughout the nation and provided some support for the Gwen Araujo Justice for Victims Act.

Kamala Harris instrumental in making Gay/Trans panic defense illegal.

The new law, declares that it's against public policy for a defendant to play upon the bias of the jury, or for a jury to allow bias against the victim to enter into its decision-making.

"We need to be able to understand who the victims are and explain why who they are can never be argued as a justification for their demise," said San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris, who organized the conference. https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/SAN-FRANCISCO-Gay-panic-defense-tactic-under-2515822.php

SAN FRANCISCO / 'Gay panic' defense tactic under scrutiny at conference

https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/SAN-FRANCISCO-Gay-panic-defense-tactic-under-2515822.php

The panic strategy is commonly raised whenever a transgender woman is killed, said Chris Daley, executive director of the Transgender Law Center in San Francisco. https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/SAN-FRANCISCO-Gay-panic-defense-tactic-under-2515822.php

SAN FRANCISCO / 'Gay panic' defense tactic under scrutiny at conference

https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/SAN-FRANCISCO-Gay-panic-defense-tactic-under-2515822.php

Kamala Harris understands that trans people are under attack and need special protection. https://twitter.com/KamalaHarris/status/1087859204428386304?s=20

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Kamala Harris understands that negative social pressure and constant pain leads to suicide for vulnerable populations. https://twitter.com/KamalaHarris/status/1041073671916478464?s=20

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Kamala Harris knows how our most vulnerable are discarded by the majority and so she speaks loudly for us, the most targeted, the most easily forgotten. https://twitter.com/KamalaHarris/status/1070722799050866688?s=20

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Kamala Harris never forgets to pour one out with us. https://twitter.com/KamalaHarris/status/1064925592775208961?s=20

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Kamala Harris speaks truth. https://twitter.com/KamalaHarris/status/1030232490408062976?s=20

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Kamala Harris the truth teller never stops speaking it. https://twitter.com/KamalaHarris/status/1003338505207115777?s=20

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Kamala Harris files amicus brief in Gavin Grim "trans bathroom case"
LET US PEE! https://twitter.com/LisaTalmadge/status/1145386967691124736?s=20

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2004, as DA, Kamala Harris established an LGBT hate crimes unit, which included a Victim Advocacy Unit, as well as a Sexual Assault Awareness Program.
At the time, these were some of the first programs to combat hate crimes against the LGBTQ+ community in the country.

As California’s Attorney General, Kamala Harris successfully defended a California law banning conversion therapy.

April 2017 Kamala Harris co sponsors the Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act which when passed will ban the torture dubbed "Conversion Therapy" nationwide.

Kamala Harris with the follow up. Always on the details and making sure things stay on track. #LGBT #KHive

Kamala on same sex marriage: Larry...Larry... https://twitter.com/notcapnamerica/status/1098373110930264065?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1098373110930264065&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fthreadreaderapp.com%2Fthread%2F1097925502273314817.html

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Kamala and Doug at pride.

Delonte has this video of Kamala Harris fighting for parental rights for gay parents back in 2009. Worth watching a true LGBT champion fighting for us 10years ago. https://twitter.com/dilemmv/status/1097336298325635072?s=20

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2018 Senators Kamala Harris and Tom Carper introduce the Census Equality Act,
to require the U.S. Census Bureau to ensure the approximately 10 million Americans who identify as LGBTQ are properly counted for and represented in Census data collection efforts.

Kamala Harris explains “trans/gay panic defense” -the defense that a murder is the fault of a gay or trans persons existence.

And how Harris made that defense illegal in California.

And that she has a bill to outlaw it federally. https://twitter.com/kamalaharris/status/1175396421266284544?s=21

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The video is clear : @KamalaHarris has always been in the trenches fighting
WITH LGBTQ

people.

#QueersForKamala https://twitter.com/kamalaharris/status/1182057150450982912?s=21

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Jump in and show the power of the #lgbtq dollar!

#QueersForKamala

#Khive
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LGBTQ+ youth represent as much as 40% of the homeless youth population. That is unacceptable. Kamala would support funding for homeless shelters, but also require that any shelters that receive funds cannot discriminate against LGBTQ+ youth.
Read more at https://kamalaharris.org/lgbtq/#hai3YSWQqxc9kwkm.99

Kamala Harris introduced the Do No Harm Act to ensure that the First Amendment’s guarantee of religious freedom does not give cover to discrimination on the basis of a person’s race, gender, sexual orientation, or gender identity. https://kamalaharris.org/lgbtq/#JC9uzAqGibrGIXUK.99

Kamala Harris has been deep in the trenches with us for her entire public career.

Listening.

Understanding.

Fighting the battles along side of us #lgbt

Kamala Harris has been deep in the trenches with us for her entire public career. Listening. Understanding. Fighting the battles along side of us #lgbt

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Folks have been lying about Kamala Harris and her trans record for three years now. It’s up to us to spread the truth. It will be difficult. The lie is cemented in the grape vine of propaganda. But KHive we can do this!