Obama Signs Hate Crimes

one one coco full the basket, one step at a time and craven choke puppy what i mean is that we cant expect the president to just pass a law just like that to legalized homosexuality . yes it has come a far way thats a progress secondly as the president he is not just ellected by the people but also by God and any decission he sign a law on ,if it is not good in the sight of God he (the president will have to give an account on the day of judgment day. what we need to do is push our leaders to pass a law punishable for any one who is caught or found commiting any of the following ADULTRY,FORNICATION AND ALL KNOW SIN WHICH IS PUNISHABLE BY DEATH WHICH THE BIBLE SPEAK OF and see how they match that . last but not lease if one is going to argue that GAY'S should be put to death then the same goes for fornication,adultry if straight ppl are not pepaired for such a law to be passed then leave GAY'S alone if one dont see any thing wrong with fornication,adultry then notting is wrong with homos

I am happy that they passed this law only because it removes it from the agenda and allows them to concentrate time, energy and resources on passing bills that actually will positively impact the lives of most GLBT people on a daily basis (passing ENDA, repealing DADT and DOMA, extending immigration rights to gay couples, extending domestic partnership benefits to all federal employees, etc.)...Still, it would have been nice to hear the President say the word "gay" when signing this bill into law. (Exactly, what does this bill have to do with the way "that people pray"?) President Obama just cannot seem to be the "fierce advocate" for GLBT people that he's repeatedly promised to be.

So...this is great and all, but I'm not that excited about this. People who kill or attack a gay person generally go to jail anyways. What we really need is protection in the work place and the red states and from crazed religious bigots. I really hope that that's next on the table...

This doesnt mean that crimes against gays are more serious than a murder pregant women. It just means that we are protected from som bigot asshole that wants to kill us because of who we love and it gives the prosecuters more serious penalties to choose from just the same as if someone killed a pregant woman

To expand on TJ, motivation is a factor considered in all violent crimes. That's why we have "degrees" of murder, assault, etc. Consider these scenarios: 1) Boy spray-paints synogogue "Dick loves Jane". 2) Boy spray-paints synogogue "Jews must die!". Same crime--vandalism, different intent. Shouldn't the targeting of a whole community (in this case Jews) be punished more harshly? It does, after all, become a form of terrorism because of its target and audience .

This is great news no doubt about that, but we can’t let the President off the hook. He still needs to pass ENDA and get rid of DADT and DOMA. I appreciate the President signing the bill but let’s hope this is not his way of saying “ok I did everything for the gays now I’m off the hook”. Don’t be licking Obama’s asshole while he is farting in our faces!

Gobi Jones - Murder is not a type of free speech.

Hooray! Now we have criminalized free speech. Why should crimes against homosexuals be treated more harshly than regular crime? A pregnant woman who is murdered vs. a homosexual hate crime ... who do you think will end up in jail longer?

We are extremely happy to hear that Obama has signed a bill signifying a change in how our country will handle how crimes against people based on gender and sexual preference. We hope this move will help spur the American public to shift their views in support of a more positive attitude towards the LGBTQ communities. Equal rights!

Today is a great day for all those who honor the memory of Matthew Shepard and all our other LGBT brothers and sisters who have died because of bigotry and hate. But it is a drop in the bucket towards our full civil rights and equality in this nation. Now is not the time to stop and congratulate ourselves. It is time to push even harder until we are granted every single right to which we are entitled under the Constitution.