LGBTQ+ Panic Defense Prohibition Act of 2025

This bill prohibits defendants in federal criminal cases from using a victim's LGBTQ+ sexual orientation, gender identity, or expression as a legal excuse for violent crimes like assault or murder. It directly affects defendants who attempt to justify violence by claiming the victim's identity provoked them, and it protects LGBTQ+ victims by preventing their identities from being used to reduce sentences. The law bans such defenses entirely, except when evidence of the defendant's past trauma is admitted under standard federal evidence rules. It also requires the Attorney General to annually report on federal prosecutions involving violence against LGBTQ+ individuals motivated by bias. This is a concrete policy change to end the use of discriminatory defenses in federal court.