Eric Holder actually said...

I think it absolutely is. If one looks at the hate crimes statistics over the last decade, you will see that the third largest component of hate crimes involves sexual orientation.

Context

Holder emphasizes the importance of addressing hate crimes based on sexual orientation.

06/24/2009

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