Just for clarity’s sake, the Matthew Shepard Act adds gender, gender identity, disability, and sexual orientation to existing hate crime legislation. i.e. there was NO hate crime legislation regarding sexual orientation previously.
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Just for clarity’s sake, the Matthew Shepard Act adds gender, gender identity, disability, and sexual orientation to existing hate crime legislation. i.e. there was NO hate crime legislation regarding sexual orientation previously.