Editing Gay panic defense (section)

====Federal laws====
In 2018, Senator [[Ed Markey]] (D-MA) and Representative [[Joe Kennedy III]] (D-MA) introduced S.3188<ref>{{USBill|115|S|3188|pipe=S.3188, Gay and Trans Panic Defense Prohibition Act of 2018}}</ref> and H.R.6358,<ref>{{USBill|115|HR|6358|pipe=H.R.6358, Gay and Trans Panic Defense Prohibition Act of 2018}}</ref> respectively, which would ban the gay and trans panic defense at the national level. Both bills died in committee.<ref name="advocate.com"/><ref name="gaystarnews.com"/>

In June 2019, the bill was reintroduced in both houses of Congress as the Gay and Trans Panic Defense Prohibition Act of 2019 (S.1721 and H.R.3133).<ref>{{USBill|116|S|1721|pipe=S.1721, Gay and Trans Panic Defense Prohibition Act of 2019}}</ref><ref>{{USBill|116|HR|3133|pipe=H.R.3133, Gay and Trans Panic Defense Prohibition Act of 2019}}</ref> The bills would prohibit a federal criminal defendant from asserting, as a defense, that the nonviolent sexual advance of an individual or a perception or belief of the gender, gender identity, or expression, or sexual orientation of an individual excuses or justifies conduct or mitigates the severity of an offense.<ref name="advocate.com"/><ref name="gaystarnews.com"/> Similarly to S.3188, after being sent to committee, the bill died at the end of 2020, and was re-introduced (as S.1137) in April 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gay and Trans Panic Defense Prohibition Act of 2019 (2019 – S. 1721)|url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/116/s1721|access-date=September 11, 2021|website=GovTrack.us|language=en|archive-date=September 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911190025/https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/116/s1721|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Gay and Trans Panic Defense Prohibition Act of 2021 (S. 1137)|url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/117/s1137|access-date=September 11, 2021|website=GovTrack.us|language=en|archive-date=September 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911190024/https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/117/s1137|url-status=live}}</ref> It was reintroduced in January 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kane |first=Christopher |date=2023-06-28 |title=Markey, Pappas introduce bill to ban use of the LGBTQ panic defense |url=https://www.washingtonblade.com/2023/06/28/markey-pappas-introduce-bill-to-ban-use-of-the-lgbtq-panic-defense/,%20https://www.washingtonblade.com/2023/06/28/markey-pappas-introduce-bill-to-ban-use-of-the-lgbtq-panic-defense/ |access-date=2023-08-22 |website=Washington Blade |language=en-US}}</ref>