Well It's Only Half Official...

Wednesday The House of Representatives voted in favor of The Matthew Shepard Act, a.k.a. The Hate Crimes Bill

In a 249 to 175 victory for equality, the Bill passed in the House of Representatives on Wednesday. But this is only half the battle.

What's Next For The Matthew Shepard Act?
Put simply, The Senate. Lies are mounting against the act. Some spurious campaign groups who are against the federal hate-crime law are calling this the "Pedophile Enabling Act" and are spreading lies that The Matthew Shepard Act will impinge on religious freedoms. The former certainly isn't true (simply vile) and the latter would run contrary to every other piece of legislation passed for LGBTs as they always tend to come with a protectionist clause for religious group.

What will the Republican conservatives come up with next? An organized tea party protest, parading across the hollowed ground where Matthew lies at rest. Thankfully the family has chosen to keep his final resting place private. I wouldn't put it past the hateful monsters who put him there in the first place.

Leave the fighting to us. Rest in peace Matthew.
-Oskar

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