Gay and Transgender Panic Legal Defenses

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Prohibits use of nonviolent sexual advance or specified perceptions or beliefs about another person as defense to criminal offense, to excuse or justify person's conduct, or to mitigate severity of offense.

Source: OpenStates · fetched March 13, 2026

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