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Race/ Religion/ Ethnicity
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Alabama
AL ST § 13A-5-13 (1993)
Race/ Religion/ Ethnicity
YES
Sexual Orientation
NO
Disability
YES
Gender
NO
Gender Identity
NO
Alaska
AS § 12.55.155 (1996)
Race/ Religion/ Ethnicity
YES
Sexual Orientation
NO
Disability
YES
Gender
YES
Gender Identity
NO
Arizona
AZ ST § 13-701
Race/ Religion/ Ethnicity
YES
Sexual Orientation
YES
Disability
YES
Gender
YES
Gender Identity
NO
Arkansas
Race/ Religion/ Ethnicity
NO
Sexual Orientation
NO
Disability
NO
Gender
NO
Gender Identity
NO
California
CA PENAL § 422.55
CA PENAL § 422.7
CA PENAL § 422.75
Race/ Religion/ Ethnicity
YES
Sexual Orientation
YES
Disability
YES
Gender
YES
Gender Identity
YES
Colorado
CO ST § 18-9-121 (1988)
Race/ Religion/ Ethnicity
YES
Sexual Orientation
YES
Disability
YES
Gender
NO
Gender Identity
YES
Connecticut
CT ST § 53a-40a
CT ST § 53a181(j-k)
Race/ Religion/ Ethnicity
YES
Sexual Orientation
YES
Disability
YES
Gender
YES
Gender Identity
YES
Delaware
DE ST TI 11 § 1304 (1995)
Race/ Religion/ Ethnicity
YES
Sexual Orientation
YES
Disability
YES
Gender
YES
Gender Identity
YES
District of Columbia
D.C. Code § 22-3703
Race/ Religion/ Ethnicity
YES
Sexual Orientation
YES
Disability
YES
Gender
YES
Gender Identity
YES
Florida
FL ST § 775.085 (1992)
FL ST § 775.085 (1989)
FL ST § 775.0863 (2016)
Race/ Religion/ Ethnicity
YES
Sexual Orientation
YES
Disability
YES
Gender
NO
Gender Identity
NO
Georgia
GA 17-4-20.2
Race/ Religion/ Ethnicity
YES
Sexual Orientation
YES
Disability
YES
Gender
YES
Gender Identity
NO
Hawaii
HI ST § 706-662 (1972)
Race/ Religion/ Ethnicity
YES
Sexual Orientation
YES
Disability
YES
Gender
YES
Gender Identity
YES
Idaho
ID ST § 18-7902 (1983)
ID ST § 18-7903 (1983)
Race/ Religion/ Ethnicity
YES
Sexual Orientation
NO
Disability
NO
Gender
NO
Gender Identity
NO
Illinois
IL ST CH 720 § 5/12-7.1 (1996)
Race/ Religion/ Ethnicity
YES
Sexual Orientation
YES
Disability
YES
Gender
YES
Gender Identity
YES
Indiana
Race/ Religion/ Ethnicity
NO
Sexual Orientation
NO
Disability
NO
Gender
NO
Gender Identity
NO
Iowa
IA ST § 792A.2
Race/ Religion/ Ethnicity
YES
Sexual Orientation
YES
Disability
YES
Gender
YES
Gender Identity
NO
Kansas
KS ST 21-6815
Race/ Religion/ Ethnicity
YES
Sexual Orientation
YES
Disability
NO
Gender
NO
Gender Identity
NO
Kentucky
KY ST § 532.031 (1998)
Race/ Religion/ Ethnicity
YES
Sexual Orientation
YES
Disability
NO
Gender
NO
Gender Identity
NO
Louisiana
LA R.S. 14:107.2 (B)(C)
Race/ Religion/ Ethnicity
YES
Sexual Orientation
YES
Disability
YES
Gender
YES
Gender Identity
NO
Maine
ME ST T. 17-A § 1151 (1995)
Race/ Religion/ Ethnicity
YES
Sexual Orientation
YES
Disability
YES
Gender
YES
Gender Identity
NO
Maryland
MD CRIM LAW § 10-307
MD CRIM LAW § 10-306
Race/ Religion/ Ethnicity
YES
Sexual Orientation
YES
Disability
YES
Gender
YES
Gender Identity
YES
Massachusetts
MA ST 265 § 39 (1997)
Race/ Religion/ Ethnicity
YES
Sexual Orientation
YES
Disability
YES
Gender
YES
Gender Identity
YES
Michigan
MI ST 750.147b (1989)
Race/ Religion/ Ethnicity
YES
Sexual Orientation
NO
Disability
NO
Gender
YES
Gender Identity
NO
Minnesota
MN ST § 609.2231 (1989)
Race/ Religion/ Ethnicity
YES
Sexual Orientation
YES
Disability
YES
Gender
YES
Gender Identity
YES
Mississippi
MS ST § 99-19-301 (1994)
Race/ Religion/ Ethnicity
YES
Sexual Orientation
NO
Disability
NO
Gender
YES
Gender Identity
NO
Missouri
MO ST 557.035 (1999)
Race/ Religion/ Ethnicity
YES
Sexual Orientation
YES
Disability
YES
Gender
YES
Gender Identity
YES
Montana
MT ST 45-5-222 (1982)
Race/ Religion/ Ethnicity
YES
Sexual Orientation
NO
Disability
NO
Gender
NO
Gender Identity
NO
Nebraska
NE ST § 28-111
Race/ Religion/ Ethnicity
YES
Sexual Orientation
YES
Disability
YES
Gender
YES
Gender Identity
NO
Nevada
NV ST 193.1675 (1997)
NV ST 207.185 (1995)
Race/ Religion/ Ethnicity
YES
Sexual Orientation
YES
Disability
YES
Gender
YES
Gender Identity
YES
New Hampshire
NH ST § 651:6 (1995)
Race/ Religion/ Ethnicity
YES
Sexual Orientation
YES
Disability
YES
Gender
YES
Gender Identity
YES
New Jersey
NJ ST 2C:16-1 (2008)
Race/ Religion/ Ethnicity
YES
Sexual Orientation
YES
Disability
YES
Gender
YES
Gender Identity
YES
New Mexico
NM ST § 31-18B-3 (1978)
Race/ Religion/ Ethnicity
YES
Sexual Orientation
YES
Disability
YES
Gender
YES
Gender Identity
YES
New York
NY PEN § 485.05
NY PEN § 485.10 (2000)
Race/ Religion/ Ethnicity
YES
Sexual Orientation
YES
Disability
YES
Gender
YES
Gender Identity
YES
North Carolina
NC ST § 14-3 (1993)
NC ST § 14-401.14
NC ST § 99D-1
Race/ Religion/ Ethnicity
YES
Sexual Orientation
NO
Disability
NO
Gender
YES
Gender Identity
NO
North Dakota
ND ST § 12.1-14-04
Race/ Religion/ Ethnicity
YES
Sexual Orientation
NO
Disability
NO
Gender
YES
Gender Identity
NO
Ohio
OH ST § 2927.12 (1987)
Race/ Religion/ Ethnicity
YES
Sexual Orientation
NO
Disability
NO
Gender
NO
Gender Identity
NO
Oklahoma
OK ST T. 21 § 850 (1992)
Race/ Religion/ Ethnicity
YES
Sexual Orientation
NO
Disability
YES
Gender
NO
Gender Identity
NO
Oregon
OR ST § 166.165 OR ST § 166.155 (1989)
OR ST § 166.165
Race/ Religion/ Ethnicity
YES
Sexual Orientation
YES
Disability
YES
Gender
YES
Gender Identity
YES
Pennsylvania
18 PA ST § 2710 (1982)
Race/ Religion/ Ethnicity
YES
Sexual Orientation
NO
Disability
NO
Gender
NO
Gender Identity
NO
Rhode Island
RI ST § 12-19-38 (1998)
Race/ Religion/ Ethnicity
YES
Sexual Orientation
YES
Disability
YES
Gender
YES
Gender Identity
NO
South Carolina
Race/ Religion/ Ethnicity
NO
Sexual Orientation
NO
Disability
NO
Gender
NO
Gender Identity
NO
South Dakota
SD ST § 22-19B-1 (1993)
Race/ Religion/ Ethnicity
YES
Sexual Orientation
NO
Disability
NO
Gender
NO
Gender Identity
NO
Tennessee
TN ST § 40-35-114 (1989)
Race/ Religion/ Ethnicity
YES
Sexual Orientation
YES
Disability
YES
Gender
YES
Gender Identity
NO
Texas
TX PENAL § 12.47 (1993)
Race/ Religion/ Ethnicity
YES
Sexual Orientation
YES
Disability
YES
Gender
YES
Gender Identity
NO
Utah
UT Code § 76-3-203.3
Race/ Religion/ Ethnicity
YES
Sexual Orientation
YES
Disability
YES
Gender
YES
Gender Identity
YES
Vermont
VT ST T. 13 § 1455 (1990)
Race/ Religion/ Ethnicity
YES
Sexual Orientation
YES
Disability
YES
Gender
YES
Gender Identity
YES
Virginia
VA ST § 18.2-57
Race/ Religion/ Ethnicity
YES
Sexual Orientation
YES
Disability
YES
Gender
YES
Gender Identity
YES
Washington
WA ST 9A.36.080 (1993)
Race/ Religion/ Ethnicity
YES
Sexual Orientation
YES
Disability
YES
Gender
YES
Gender Identity
YES
West Virginia
WV ST § 61-6-21 (1993)
Race/ Religion/ Ethnicity
YES
Sexual Orientation
NO
Disability
NO
Gender
YES
Gender Identity
NO
Wisconsin
WI ST 939.645 (1996)
Race/ Religion/ Ethnicity
YES
Sexual Orientation
YES
Disability
YES
Gender
NO
Gender Identity
NO
Wyoming
Race/ Religion/ Ethnicity
NO
Sexual Orientation
NO
Disability
NO
Gender
NO
Gender Identity
NO
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