Sentences with phrase «hate crimes bill»

Marc also authored a bill requiring a study to lead to greater enforcement of the James Byrd Jr. hate crime bill.

What Christian political groups said this week about the Nobel Prize, immigration reform, the hate crimes bill, and other issues.

Levi cited Schneiderman's vote in suopport of the Hate Crimes Bill and the Sexual Orientation Non-Discrimination Act (SONDA), his lead sponsorship of the Dignity for All Students Act, which passed the Senate in June, 58 - 3, and his sponsorship of the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (GENDA).

Schneiderman won kudos from the group for voting to pass the Hate Crimes bill and SONDA, sponsoring the Dignity for All Students Act, which recently passed the Senate, and delivering a «passionate and emotional speech» on the floor before voting «yes» on same - sex marriage last December.

Like the hate crimes bill, this could be attached to another bill and gotten through with a majority.

Howie Katz, the gay activist who led the hate crimes bill coalition in New York for more than a decade (and another Impact Award winner this year), and Matt Foreman, who headed the Pride Agenda when the bill finally passed in 2000, both recall that Paterson was one of two African - American legislators who spearheaded the refusal to compromise on the inclusion of sexual orientation in the legislation.

Beginning in 1990 as the development director at the Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project, Katz created the Hate Crimes Bill Coalition, a network of advocates from diverse communities pushing for comprehensive hate crimes protections for categories including sexual orientation.

He also talks about expanding early childhood education, raising the minimum wage, passing a hate crimes bill and tax cuts for working families.