Dianne Feinstein: “I wish to acknowledge the efforts of my colleagues and many others participating in the Rally Against Hate on Capitol…”

“I wish to acknowledge the efforts of my colleagues and many others participating in the Rally Against Hate on Capitol Hill today. The rally has been organized by Senators Edward Kennedy and Gordon Smith, along with the Human Rights Campaign and its coalition partners, to show support and build momentum for passage of Federal hate crimes legislation, ``The Local Law Enforcement Enhancement Act.'' Also participating in the rally today is a very brave and amazing constituent of mine, Trev Broudy. Trev is a handsome 34-year old actor from West Hollywood, CA, and he is also the victim of a hate crime motivated by his sexual orientation. On September 1, 2003, Trev was hugging and saying goodbye to his friend, Teddy Ulett, on the street in West Hollywood when two men jumped out of a car without warning and began swinging at Trev's head with a baseball bat and an iron pipe. After the attack, Trev was rushed to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center where doctors cleaned away pieces of skull from the back of his head and pieced together other parts of skull that had been crushed. He was then placed in an induced coma for over a week to guard against swelling of his brain. Today, Trev looks and sounds fine, although he will never fully recover from the attack.”