Carlos Santoscoy | On Top Magazine | October 30, 2014
Philadelphia City Council on Thursday unanimously approved a bill adding sexual orientation, gender identity and disability to the city’s list of hate crimes.
A last-minute push to expand the state’s hate crimes law to include sexual orientation after a gay male couple was severely beaten by a group of men and women in downtown Philadelphia failed to gain sufficient traction before lawmakers headed home last month.
(Related: 3 face charges in beating of gay couple in Philadelphia.)
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