Democrats push to outlaw ‘gay panic’ defense nationwide.

U.S.' Rep. Joseph Kennedy III and Sen. Edward Markey (AP Photo)

Democrats in Congress have filed a bill to outlaw the “gay panic” defense, sometimes used to argue that assailants deserve lighter sentences or even acquittal because they were panicked into committing a violent crime after an LGBT person made an unwanted advance.

The Gay & Trans Panic Defense Prohibition Act, which was introduced by…