Virginia Democrat Danica Roem launched a TV ad campaign Thursday that’s meant to overwhelm longtime Republican incumbent Del. Robert G. Marshall with media exposure not normally seen in a local state election.
Seventeen states have hate crime laws that cover offenses targeting people on the basis of gender identity, but those provisions have led to few prosecutions.
About 150 homosexuals and transgenders were detained in Baku during police raids conducted in mid-September. Over a third of them were arrested for up to 30 days, the rest were fined.
