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Is the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act inclusive of transgender people?

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Is the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act inclusive of transgender people?

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Yes, the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act gives the Department of Justice the power to investigate and prosecute bias-motivated violent crime where the perpetrator has selected the victim because of the person»s actual or perceived gender identity. The Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act adds gender identity, sexual orientation, gender and disability to existing federal hate crimes laws. Gender identity is defined in the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act as actual or perceived gender-related characteristics. The Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act also expands the Hate Crimes Statistics Act (“HCSA”) to add gender identity and gender. Under the HCSA, the FBI collects hate crimes statistics based on race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and ethnicity – but not on gender identity. The Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act would expand the HCSA