Noor Haeme Bin Hashim 2009601312

Gay

panic defence refers to the situation when a heterosexual man charged with murdering a gay man claims he panicked and killed because the gay man made an unwanted sexual advance upon him.

Excuse Defence Justification Defence

Dfs conduct is viewed as wrongful, but the Df is not seen as morally blameworthy e.g. insanity, duress, intoxication

The Dfs conduct was appropriate under the circumstances. e.g. necessity, self-defence & any other defences.

Promote negative stereotypes about gay

Seek to capitalize on unconscious bias in favour of heterosexuality

Gay men as sexual deviants and sexual predators

 2009 gays & lesbians in USA still experience a significant amount of prejudice & discrimination
Prejudice & Discrimination

Abuse & violence

of gays & lesbians have been the target of verbal abuse 1/3 have been the target of physical abuse based on their sexual orientation.

Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act a.k.a Matthew Shepard Act. Expands the 1969 United States federal hate-crime law to include crimes motivated by a victim's actual or perceived gender, sexual Protection Act orientation, gender identity, or disability.

The Gay Panic Defence must be eliminated

Recommendation

Law should not accept race panic, gender panic or any other panics as defences to violence against people

 There

is no question that when murder defendants argue gay panic, they seek to tap into deep-seated biases against and stereotypes about gay men as deviant sexual predators who pose a threat to innocent young heterosexual males. Gay panic defence is such a discrimination and prejudice towards the homosexuals community. Gay Panic Defence should no longer being practiced anymore.