Hate Crimes Legislation Heads to President Obama's Desk

Today, the United States Senate took an historic step toward ensuring justice for the victims of hate crimes targeted for violence due to their sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or disability. 

By voting overwhelmingly to extend to these often-targeted Americans our nation's decades-old bias crime legislation, senators sent the message that hate crimes will not go unpunished, and local governments and law enforcement agencies will not run out of financial resources to provide justice to these victims and their loved ones.

         At last!