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Matthew Shepard Act, which updates and expands
federal hate crimes laws to include bias-motivated
violence based on a victim’s sexual orientation,
gender identity, gender and disability and provides
new resources and tools to assist local law enforce­
ment in prosecuting vicious crimes.
In a bipartisan vote of 60-39, the Senate
accepted cloture, which ended debate on the bill,
In remarks made Sept. 26 at the U.S. Senate
Appropriations Committee, outgoing Chairman of
the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace clarified
remarks he made earlier this year about gay service
personnel and the “don’t ask, don’t tell" han on
open service. In response to questions from Sen.
Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, about his earlier comments
referring to homosexuality as
“immoral," he indicated a willing­
ness to change the law.
“Are there wonderful Americans
who happen to he homosexual serv­
ing in the military? Yes," Pace said.
“We should respect those who want
to serve rhe nation but not, through
the law of the land, condone activi­
ty that, in my upbringing, is count­
er to God’s law.”
Pace went on to say, “1 would be
very willing and able and support­
ive” to changes to the policy “to
continue to allow the homosexual
community to contribute to the
nation without condoning what
1 believe to be activity—whether it
to be heterosexual or homosexual—
that in my upbringing is not right,”
indicating support for policies that
would treat behavior by all service
U.S. Sen. Gordon Smith, R-Ore., was instrumental in the
personnel, regardless of sexual ori­
passage of the federal hate crimes bill.
entation, the same.
“Gen. Pace is right in his assertion that lesbian
then moved to approve the act by a voice vote—
and gay personnel should be treated equally along­
attaching it as an amendment to the Fiscal Year
side their heterosexual colleagues,” said Aubrey
2008 Department of Defense Authorization bill.
Sarvis, executive director of Servicemembers Legal
The House of Representatives passed May 3
Defense Network. “ ‘Don’t ask, don’t tell,’ however,
a companion hill, the Local Law Enforcement
creates a separate set of standards for gay personnel.”
Hate Crimes Prevention Act, with a strong bipar­
In March, The Chicago Tribune reported that
tisan margin of 237-180. President Bush has threat­
Pace said, “1 do not believe the United States is
ened to veto the legislation, calling it “unneces­
well served by a policy that says it is OK to he
sary.” According to the FBI, 25 Americans are
immoral in any way.” While reiterating his person­
victims of hate crimes each day—that means
al opinion, however, he indicated that queer ' approximately one hate crime is committed every
Americans do serve and that the law should allow ! hour. One in six hate crimes is motivated by the
their continued service.
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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace repeated his belief that gays are immoral
but said the law should change to allow for service in the military.