Virginia bans LGBT ‘panic’ defense for murder, manslaughter

April 2, 2021 compassq 5 THINGS TO KNOW, NEWS, POLICIES Comments Off on Virginia bans LGBT ‘panic’ defense for murder, manslaughter
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam and Delegate Danica Roem (Photos: Governor Virginia.gov / Julia Rendleman - Getty)

Virginia has become the 12th U.S. state with a law against the LGBTQ+ “panic” defense in criminal trials.

Gov. Ralph Northam signed a bill into law Wednesday banning the use of the defense in trials for murder or voluntary manslaughter…