‘The Legacy of a Legacy’

By
Chris Geidner
Published: October 28, 2009Posted in: Featured, LGBT, Law, Politics
President Obama, with members of the Shepard and Byrd families, sharing some remarks about signing the Hate Crimes Prevention Act into law.

President Obama, with members of the Shepard and Byrd families, sharing some remarks about signing the Hate Crimes Prevention Act into law.

Today was exhilarating, in every sense possible.

I am, however, proud to report that the reason for the absence of any reporting here on the Hate Crimes Prevention Act becoming law is that my analysis has been published at Atlantic Online.

It’s titled, “The Legacy of a Legacy,” and I urge you to check it out.

Invited guests get pictures of the President and Shepard and Byrd families as they take to the stage at the White House before President Obama gave remarks regarding the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act becoming law.

Invited guests get pictures of the President and Shepard and Byrd families as they take to the stage at the White House before President Obama gave remarks regarding the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act becoming law.

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About the Author

Chris Geidner is the award-winning senior political editor at D.C.'s Metro Weekly and has written for The Atlantic Online, The American Prospect, Advocate.com, Salon and other publications, as well as at his blog, Law Dork. In 2011, he received the Excellence in News Writing Award from the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association for his coverage of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" repeal. Prior to moving to D.C. in 2009, he served as an attorney on the senior staff at the Ohio Attorney General's Office and had earlier worked for a leading Columbus law firm. An extended biography can be found here, and you can follow him on Twitter.