NBC NEWS: New Jersey this week became the ninth state to ban the so-called gay and transgender panic defenses, joining Hawaii, California, Nevada, Illinois, New York, Connecticut, Maine and Rhode Island in barring the controversial legal strategy.

The bill was signed Tuesday by Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat, who said the law promotes "full equality for all our residents."

"Gay and trans panic defenses are rooted in homophobia and abhorrent excuses that should never be used to justify violence against vulnerable populations," Murphy said in a statement.

Ron: Can you imagine a straight man convincing a jury that he panic and killed a gay man? It rather turns a straight man into a sissy who can't handle or just say no to a gay man. Murder has happened all across the country and defended with this lame defense. Apparently, juries are more moved by their religious and political beliefs than facts and common sense and the democratic way. (To read the entire above article, Click Here.)