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Are there laws that prohibit hate crimes against transgender people?

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Are there laws that prohibit hate crimes against transgender people?

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Yes. California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey and Vermont all have transgender-inclusive hate crime laws. Visit the “Hate Crime Laws” section at www.transgenderlaw. org for a list of “Jurisdictions with Transgender- Inclusive Hate Crime Laws.” A federal law protecting transgender people from hate crimes passed Congress in 2009, and was signed into law by President Obama. Is cross-dressing against the law? Not in most places. A few places, however, still have laws outlawing cross-dressing, and police often use them to harass transgender people. Anyone arrested under a cross-dressing law should think about fighting back in court because there’s a good chance that the law will be ruled unconstitutional.