Casper, WY –(ENEWSPF)– From the Executive Director of the Matthew Shepard Foundation:
The U.S. Senate late Thursday gave its final approval to federal legislation that provides grants and law-enforcement assistance to local governments to prevent hate crimes based on victims’ sexual orientation or gender identity, and allows federal prosecutions where local authorities cannot or will not secure convictions.
The Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act was attached earlier this week to the annual military funding…
