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The truth about hate crimes laws
Kim, Richard | July 12, 1999 issue

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The article discusses the hate crime laws in the U.S. The issue of violence aimed at lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgendered people is discussed to be brought to national consciousness. Hate crimes legislation denotes a set of prescriptions that include toughening sentencing guidelines, expanding federal jurisdiction and requiring the compilation of statistical data on bias crimes. Currently, twenty-one states and the District of Columbia have hate crimes laws with provisions on sexual orientation along with race, religion, ethnicity and, in some cases, disability and gender. Twenty states have hate crimes laws that do not include sexual orientation, and nine states have no hate crimes laws whatsoever.

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HATE crimes; ADMINISTRATIVE law; HOMOSEXUALITY; VIOLENCE against transgender people; SEXUAL orientation; UNITED States
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