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Jul 17, 2009,4:31 AM
Hate Crimes Bill Passes the Senate

The original law against hate crimes, passed in 1969, covers crimes motivated by race, color, religion, or national origin. The Senate recently passed a bill that adds gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, and disability and also removes the prerequisite that the victim must be engaging in a federally protected activity. Some states had already passed similar laws (not Virginia- surprise, surprise!).



(light blue) Sexual orientation is a protected class for data collection about hate crimes. (dark blue) Sexual orientation is a protected class in hate crime legislation. (purple) Sexual orientation and gender identity are protected classes in hate crime legislation.


Image and data from:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hate_crimes_laws_in_the_United_States
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