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From today's New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/09/us/politics/09hate.html
This is step towards expanding "the definition of violent federal hate crimes to those committed because of a victim’s sexual orientation, a step that would extend new protection to lesbian, gay and transgender people."
Kris
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not quite correct...
That doesnt extend ANY protection to transgender people.... It protects sexual orientation, not gender identity. While the two share a great deal, they are very different.
Alyssa
need to re-read article
perhaps you should re-read the article. I'll quote the appropriate passage: "broaden the definition to include those committed because of gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability". I believe this explicitly states "gender identity".