WASHINGTON — The Obama administration's point man on civil rights says he will fight discrimination against gays, an area in which the Justice Department has historically had only a small role.
Tom Perez, who is the assistant attorney general in charge of the department's Civil Rights Division, says pending legislation in Congress will allow the department to attack discrimination against lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender people.
That would be new ground for the division, which has historically pursued cases alleging discrimination based on race, gender or religion. And it would be a major departure from the Bush administration, which opposed expansion of the federal hate crimes law to allow federal prosecutions of those who attack gays.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Justice Dept. seeks action vs. gay discrimination
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