Current Version
| Region | United States |
| Issue | Hate crime protections |
| Status | Varies by Region |
| Start Date | Oct 28, 2009 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | The United States federal government can charge a sexual orientation (SO) or gender identity (GI) hate crime when someone willfully causes bodily injury, or attempts bodily injury with fire, a firearm, dangerous weapon, explosive, or incendiary device, because of actual or perceived SO/GI, if a federal jurisdictional hook exists or the crime occurs in special federal jurisdiction; the 2009 Shepard-Byrd Act also expanded Federal Bureau of Investigation hate-crime data collection to include gender and gender identity. SOGIE = Sexual orientation, gender identity or expression H = Hate crime statutes D = Data collection statutes L = Law enforcement training statutes * October 13, 2025 — Spartanburg, South Carolina (SC) — SOGI H * October 7, 2025 — Orangeburg, SC — SOGI H * September 16, 2025 — Irmo, SC — SOGI H * August 18, 2025 — Orangeburg County, SC — SOGI H * July 22, 2025 — Isle of Palms, SC — SOGI H * July 16, 2025 — Georgetown, SC — SOGI H * June 3, 2025 — Richland County, SC — SOGI H * April 7, 2025 — Gaffney, SC — SOGI H * April 2, 2025 — Michigan — SOGIE H * September 24, 2024 — Camden, SC — SOGI H * September 16, 2024 — Conway, SC — SOGI H * September 3, 2024 — Wellford, SC — SOGI H * August 13, 2024 — Lake City, SC — SOGI H * July 2, 2024 — Coeur d’Alene, Idaho — SOGI H * May 15, 2024 — Cayce, SC — SOGI H * May 14, 2024 — Beaufort, SC — SOGI H * May 9, 2024 — Summerville; North Charleston, SC — SOGI H * May 2, 2024 — Arcadia Lakes, SC — SOGI H * April 9, 2024 — Myrtle Beach, SC — SOGI H * April 4, 2024 — Hardeeville, SC — SOGI H * March 18, 2024 — Florence, SC — SOGI H * January 11, 2024 — Mount Pleasant, SC — SOGI H * November 28, 2023 — Charleston, SC — SOGI H * By December 1, 2023 — Chester, SC — SOGI H * October 10, 2023 — Bluffton, SC — SOGI H * October 1, 2021 — Maryland — GI H + D + L * July 19, 2021 — Clemson, SC — SOGI H * May 12, 2021 — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (PA) — SOGIE H * July 1, 2020 — Georgia; Virginia — SOGI H + D * January 27, 2020 — Greenville, SC — SOGI H * January 1, 2020 — Oregon — GIE H + D added * November 1, 2019 — New York — GIE H + D + L * October 15, 2019 — New Hampshire — GI H * September 17, 2019 — Columbia, SC — SOGIE H * July 1, 2019 — Indiana — SO D * May 14, 2019 — Utah — SOGI H * February 8, 2019 — Tennessee (TN) — GI H via TN Attorney General interpretation of “gender” * August 9, 2017 — Colorado — SOGI D * January 1, 2016 — Illinois — GI H + D + L * November 12, 2014 — Philadelphia, PA — SOGIE H * October 1, 2013 — Nevada — GIE H + D * July 1, 2013 — Delaware — GI H * July 1, 2012 — Massachusetts — GI H + D + L * May 30, 2012 — Rhode Island — GIE D + L only * October 28, 2009 — Federal — SOGI H + GI D |
| Sources | https://www.justice.gov/crt/hate-crime-laws https://www.hrc.org/resources/hate-crimes-timeline https://www.justice.gov/hatecrimes/report-a-hate-crime https://www.masc.sc/local-hate-crime-ordinances https://legiscan.com/IN/text/SB0198/id/1981057 |
Revision History (14)
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| Description | The United States federal government can charge a sexual orientation (SO) or gender identity (GI) hate crime when someone willfully causes bodily injury, or attempts bodily injury with fire, a firearm, dangerous weapon, explosive, or incendiary device, because of actual or perceived SO/GI, if a federal jurisdictional hook exists or the crime occurs in special federal jurisdiction; the 2009 Shepard-Byrd Act also expanded Federal Bureau of Investigation hate-crime data collection to include gender and gender identity. SOGIE = Sexual orientation, gender identity or expression H = Hate crime statutes D = Data collection statutes L = Law enforcement training statutes * October 13, 2025 — Spartanburg, South Carolina (SC) — SOGI H * October 7, 2025 — Orangeburg, SC — SOGI H * September 16, 2025 — Irmo, SC — SOGI H * August 18, 2025 — Orangeburg County, SC — SOGI H * July 22, 2025 — Isle of Palms, SC — SOGI H * July 16, 2025 — Georgetown, SC — SOGI H * June 3, 2025 — Richland County, SC — SOGI H * April 7, 2025 — Gaffney, SC — SOGI H * April 2, 2025 — Michigan — SOGIE H; SO D * September 24, 2024 — Camden, SC — SOGI H * September 16, 2024 — Conway, SC — SOGI H * September 3, 2024 — Wellford, SC — SOGI H * August 13, 2024 — Lake City, SC — SOGI H * July 2, 2024 — Coeur d’Alene, Idaho — SOGI H * May 15, 2024 — Cayce, SC — SOGI H * May 14, 2024 — Beaufort, SC — SOGI H * May 9, 2024 — Summerville; North Charleston, SC — SOGI H * May 2, 2024 — Arcadia Lakes, SC — SOGI H * April 9, 2024 — Myrtle Beach, SC — SOGI H * April 4, 2024 — Hardeeville, SC — SOGI H * March 18, 2024 — Florence, SC — SOGI H * January 11, 2024 — Mount Pleasant, SC — SOGI H * November 28, 2023 — Charleston, SC — SOGI H * By December 1, 2023 — Chester, SC — SOGI H * October 10, 2023 — Bluffton, SC — SOGI H * October 1, 2021 — Maryland — GI H + D + L * July 19, 2021 — Clemson, SC — SOGI H * May 12, 2021 — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (PA) — SOGIE H * July 1, 2020 — Georgia; Virginia — SOGI H + D * January 27, 2020 — Greenville, SC — SOGI H * January 1, 2020 — Oregon — GIE H + D added * November 1, 2019 — New York — GIE H + D + L * October 15, 2019 — New Hampshire — GI H * September 17, 2019 — Columbia, SC — SOGIE H * July 1, 2019 — Indiana — SO D * May 14, 2019 — Utah — SOGI H * February 8, 2019 — Tennessee (TN) — GI H via TN Attorney General interpretation of “gender” * August 9, 2017 — Colorado — SOGI D * January 1, 2016 — Illinois — GI H + D + L * November 12, 2014 — Philadelphia, PA — SOGIE H * October 1, 2013 — Nevada — GIE H + D * July 1, 2013 — Delaware — GI H * July 1, 2012 — Massachusetts — GI H + D + L * May 30, 2012 — Rhode Island — GIE D + L only * October 28, 2009 — Federal — SOGI H + GI D | The United States federal government can charge a sexual orientation (SO) or gender identity (GI) hate crime when someone willfully causes bodily injury, or attempts bodily injury with fire, a firearm, dangerous weapon, explosive, or incendiary device, because of actual or perceived SO/GI, if a federal jurisdictional hook exists or the crime occurs in special federal jurisdiction; the 2009 Shepard-Byrd Act also expanded Federal Bureau of Investigation hate-crime data collection to include gender and gender identity. SOGIE = Sexual orientation, gender identity or expression H = Hate crime statutes D = Data collection statutes L = Law enforcement training statutes * October 13, 2025 — Spartanburg, South Carolina (SC) — SOGI H * October 7, 2025 — Orangeburg, SC — SOGI H * September 16, 2025 — Irmo, SC — SOGI H * August 18, 2025 — Orangeburg County, SC — SOGI H * July 22, 2025 — Isle of Palms, SC — SOGI H * July 16, 2025 — Georgetown, SC — SOGI H * June 3, 2025 — Richland County, SC — SOGI H * April 7, 2025 — Gaffney, SC — SOGI H * April 2, 2025 — Michigan — SOGIE H * September 24, 2024 — Camden, SC — SOGI H * September 16, 2024 — Conway, SC — SOGI H * September 3, 2024 — Wellford, SC — SOGI H * August 13, 2024 — Lake City, SC — SOGI H * July 2, 2024 — Coeur d’Alene, Idaho — SOGI H * May 15, 2024 — Cayce, SC — SOGI H * May 14, 2024 — Beaufort, SC — SOGI H * May 9, 2024 — Summerville; North Charleston, SC — SOGI H * May 2, 2024 — Arcadia Lakes, SC — SOGI H * April 9, 2024 — Myrtle Beach, SC — SOGI H * April 4, 2024 — Hardeeville, SC — SOGI H * March 18, 2024 — Florence, SC — SOGI H * January 11, 2024 — Mount Pleasant, SC — SOGI H * November 28, 2023 — Charleston, SC — SOGI H * By December 1, 2023 — Chester, SC — SOGI H * October 10, 2023 — Bluffton, SC — SOGI H * October 1, 2021 — Maryland — GI H + D + L * July 19, 2021 — Clemson, SC — SOGI H * May 12, 2021 — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (PA) — SOGIE H * July 1, 2020 — Georgia; Virginia — SOGI H + D * January 27, 2020 — Greenville, SC — SOGI H * January 1, 2020 — Oregon — GIE H + D added * November 1, 2019 — New York — GIE H + D + L * October 15, 2019 — New Hampshire — GI H * September 17, 2019 — Columbia, SC — SOGIE H * July 1, 2019 — Indiana — SO D * May 14, 2019 — Utah — SOGI H * February 8, 2019 — Tennessee (TN) — GI H via TN Attorney General interpretation of “gender” * August 9, 2017 — Colorado — SOGI D * January 1, 2016 — Illinois — GI H + D + L * November 12, 2014 — Philadelphia, PA — SOGIE H * October 1, 2013 — Nevada — GIE H + D * July 1, 2013 — Delaware — GI H * July 1, 2012 — Massachusetts — GI H + D + L * May 30, 2012 — Rhode Island — GIE D + L only * October 28, 2009 — Federal — SOGI H + GI D |
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| Description | The United States federal government can charge a sexual orientation (SO) or gender identity (GI) hate crime when someone willfully causes bodily injury, or attempts bodily injury with fire, a firearm, dangerous weapon, explosive, or incendiary device, because of actual or perceived SO/GI, if a federal jurisdictional hook exists or the crime occurs in special federal jurisdiction; the 2009 Shepard-Byrd Act also expanded Federal Bureau of Investigation hate-crime data collection to include gender and gender identity. SOGIE = Sexual orientation, gender identity or expression H = Hate crime statutes D = Data collection statutes L = Law enforcement training statutes * October 13, 2025 — Spartanburg, South Carolina (SC) — SOGI H * October 7, 2025 — Orangeburg, SC — SOGI H * September 16, 2025 — Irmo, SC — SOGI H * August 18, 2025 — Orangeburg County, SC — SOGI H * July 22, 2025 — Isle of Palms, SC — SOGI H * July 16, 2025 — Georgetown, SC — SOGI H * June 3, 2025 — Richland County, SC — SOGI H * April 7, 2025 — Gaffney, SC — SOGI H * April 2, 2025 — Michigan — SOGIE H; SO D * September 24, 2024 — Camden, SC — SOGI H * September 16, 2024 — Conway, SC — SOGI H * September 3, 2024 — Wellford, SC — SOGI H * August 13, 2024 — Lake City, SC — SOGI H * July 2, 2024 — Coeur d’Alene, Idaho — SOGI H * May 15, 2024 — Cayce, SC — SOGI H * May 14, 2024 — Beaufort, SC — SOGI H * May 9, 2024 — Summerville; North Charleston, SC — SOGI H * May 2, 2024 — Arcadia Lakes, SC — SOGI H * April 9, 2024 — Myrtle Beach, SC — SOGI H * April 4, 2024 — Hardeeville, SC — SOGI H * March 18, 2024 — Florence, SC — SOGI H * January 11, 2024 — Mount Pleasant, SC — SOGI H * November 28, 2023 — Charleston, SC — SOGI H * By December 1, 2023 — Chester, SC — SOGI H * October 10, 2023 — Bluffton, SC — SOGI H * October 1, 2021 — Maryland — GI H + D + L * July 19, 2021 — Clemson, SC — SOGI H * May 12, 2021 — Pittsburgh, PA — SOGIE H * July 1, 2020 — Georgia; Virginia — SOGI H + D * January 27, 2020 — Greenville, SC — SOGI H * January 1, 2020 — Oregon — GIE H + D added * November 1, 2019 — New York — GIE H + D + L * October 15, 2019 — New Hampshire — GI H * September 17, 2019 — Columbia, SC — SOGIE H * July 1, 2019 — Indiana — SO D * May 14, 2019 — Utah — SOGI H * February 8, 2019 — Tennessee (TN) — GI H via TN Attorney General interpretation of “gender” * August 9, 2017 — Colorado — SOGI D * January 1, 2016 — Illinois — GI H + D + L * November 12, 2014 — Philadelphia, PA — SOGIE H * October 1, 2013 — Nevada — GIE H + D * July 1, 2013 — Delaware — GI H * July 1, 2012 — Massachusetts — GI H + D + L * May 30, 2012 — Rhode Island — GIE D + L only * October 28, 2009 — Federal — SOGI H + GI D | The United States federal government can charge a sexual orientation (SO) or gender identity (GI) hate crime when someone willfully causes bodily injury, or attempts bodily injury with fire, a firearm, dangerous weapon, explosive, or incendiary device, because of actual or perceived SO/GI, if a federal jurisdictional hook exists or the crime occurs in special federal jurisdiction; the 2009 Shepard-Byrd Act also expanded Federal Bureau of Investigation hate-crime data collection to include gender and gender identity. SOGIE = Sexual orientation, gender identity or expression H = Hate crime statutes D = Data collection statutes L = Law enforcement training statutes * October 13, 2025 — Spartanburg, South Carolina (SC) — SOGI H * October 7, 2025 — Orangeburg, SC — SOGI H * September 16, 2025 — Irmo, SC — SOGI H * August 18, 2025 — Orangeburg County, SC — SOGI H * July 22, 2025 — Isle of Palms, SC — SOGI H * July 16, 2025 — Georgetown, SC — SOGI H * June 3, 2025 — Richland County, SC — SOGI H * April 7, 2025 — Gaffney, SC — SOGI H * April 2, 2025 — Michigan — SOGIE H; SO D * September 24, 2024 — Camden, SC — SOGI H * September 16, 2024 — Conway, SC — SOGI H * September 3, 2024 — Wellford, SC — SOGI H * August 13, 2024 — Lake City, SC — SOGI H * July 2, 2024 — Coeur d’Alene, Idaho — SOGI H * May 15, 2024 — Cayce, SC — SOGI H * May 14, 2024 — Beaufort, SC — SOGI H * May 9, 2024 — Summerville; North Charleston, SC — SOGI H * May 2, 2024 — Arcadia Lakes, SC — SOGI H * April 9, 2024 — Myrtle Beach, SC — SOGI H * April 4, 2024 — Hardeeville, SC — SOGI H * March 18, 2024 — Florence, SC — SOGI H * January 11, 2024 — Mount Pleasant, SC — SOGI H * November 28, 2023 — Charleston, SC — SOGI H * By December 1, 2023 — Chester, SC — SOGI H * October 10, 2023 — Bluffton, SC — SOGI H * October 1, 2021 — Maryland — GI H + D + L * July 19, 2021 — Clemson, SC — SOGI H * May 12, 2021 — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (PA) — SOGIE H * July 1, 2020 — Georgia; Virginia — SOGI H + D * January 27, 2020 — Greenville, SC — SOGI H * January 1, 2020 — Oregon — GIE H + D added * November 1, 2019 — New York — GIE H + D + L * October 15, 2019 — New Hampshire — GI H * September 17, 2019 — Columbia, SC — SOGIE H * July 1, 2019 — Indiana — SO D * May 14, 2019 — Utah — SOGI H * February 8, 2019 — Tennessee (TN) — GI H via TN Attorney General interpretation of “gender” * August 9, 2017 — Colorado — SOGI D * January 1, 2016 — Illinois — GI H + D + L * November 12, 2014 — Philadelphia, PA — SOGIE H * October 1, 2013 — Nevada — GIE H + D * July 1, 2013 — Delaware — GI H * July 1, 2012 — Massachusetts — GI H + D + L * May 30, 2012 — Rhode Island — GIE D + L only * October 28, 2009 — Federal — SOGI H + GI D |
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| Description | On October 28, 2009, the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act took effect, expanding federal hate-crime law by authorizing prosecution of certain bias-motivated bodily-injury crimes based on actual or perceived sexual orientation and gender identity. More broadly, federal hate-crime and civil-rights law can cover bias-motivated assaults, attempted weapon attacks, murders, attempted murders, kidnappings, aggravated sexual abuse, religious-property attacks, housing intimidation, interference with voting, schooling, employment, travel, or public accommodations, civil-rights conspiracies, and official misconduct when the facts satisfy the elements of a federal statute. As of October 13, 2025, SOGIE—sexual orientation (SO), gender identity (GI), and gender expression (E)—hate-crime / bias-crime penalty-enhancement laws protected SO in 34 states, the District of Columbia (DC), U.S. federal law, and at least 31 local jurisdictions; GI in 24 states, DC, U.S. federal law, and those same local jurisdictions; and gender expression in 14 states, DC, and at least 3 local jurisdictions. Separately, Rhode Island has GIE-related reporting/data-collection-only coverage without matching full criminal-law penalty coverage. * October 13, 2025 — Spartanburg, SC — SOGI * October 7, 2025 — Orangeburg, SC — SOGI * September 16, 2025 — Irmo, SC — SOGI * August 18, 2025 — Orangeburg County, SC — SOGI * July 22, 2025 — Isle of Palms, SC — SOGI * July 16, 2025 — Georgetown, SC — SOGI * June 3, 2025 — Richland County, SC — SOGI * April 7, 2025 — Gaffney, SC — SOGI * April 2, 2025 — Michigan — SOGIE * September 24, 2024 — Camden, SC — SOGI * September 16, 2024 — Conway, SC — SOGI * September 3, 2024 — Wellford, SC — SOGI * August 13, 2024 — Lake City, SC — SOGI * July 2, 2024 — Coeur d’Alene, Idaho — SOGI * May 15, 2024 — Cayce, SC — SOGI * May 14, 2024 — Beaufort, SC — SOGI * May 9, 2024 — Summerville; North Charleston, SC — SOGI * May 2, 2024 — Arcadia Lakes, SC — SOGI * April 9, 2024 — Myrtle Beach, SC — SOGI * April 4, 2024 — Hardeeville, SC — SOGI * March 18, 2024 — Florence, SC — SOGI * January 11, 2024 — Mount Pleasant, SC — SOGI * November 28, 2023 — Charleston, SC — SOGI * By December 1, 2023 — Chester, SC — SOGI * October 10, 2023 — Bluffton, SC — SOGI * October 1, 2021 — Maryland — SOGI * July 19, 2021 — Clemson, SC — SOGI * May 12, 2021 — Pittsburgh, PA — SOGIE * July 1, 2020 — Georgia; Virginia — SOGI * January 27, 2020 — Greenville, SC — SOGI * September 17, 2019 — Columbia, SC — SOGIE * January 1, 2020 — Oregon — GI * November 1, 2019 — New York — GIE * October 15, 2019 — New Hampshire — GI * July 1, 2019 — Indiana — SO * May 14, 2019 — Utah — SOGI * January 1, 2016 — Illinois — GI * November 12, 2014 — Philadelphia, PA — SOGIE * October 1, 2013 — Nevada — GIE * July 1, 2013 — Delaware — GI * July 1, 2012 — Massachusetts — GI * October 28, 2009 — Federal — SOGI | The United States federal government can charge a sexual orientation (SO) or gender identity (GI) hate crime when someone willfully causes bodily injury, or attempts bodily injury with fire, a firearm, dangerous weapon, explosive, or incendiary device, because of actual or perceived SO/GI, if a federal jurisdictional hook exists or the crime occurs in special federal jurisdiction; the 2009 Shepard-Byrd Act also expanded Federal Bureau of Investigation hate-crime data collection to include gender and gender identity. SOGIE = Sexual orientation, gender identity or expression H = Hate crime statutes D = Data collection statutes L = Law enforcement training statutes * October 13, 2025 — Spartanburg, South Carolina (SC) — SOGI H * October 7, 2025 — Orangeburg, SC — SOGI H * September 16, 2025 — Irmo, SC — SOGI H * August 18, 2025 — Orangeburg County, SC — SOGI H * July 22, 2025 — Isle of Palms, SC — SOGI H * July 16, 2025 — Georgetown, SC — SOGI H * June 3, 2025 — Richland County, SC — SOGI H * April 7, 2025 — Gaffney, SC — SOGI H * April 2, 2025 — Michigan — SOGIE H; SO D * September 24, 2024 — Camden, SC — SOGI H * September 16, 2024 — Conway, SC — SOGI H * September 3, 2024 — Wellford, SC — SOGI H * August 13, 2024 — Lake City, SC — SOGI H * July 2, 2024 — Coeur d’Alene, Idaho — SOGI H * May 15, 2024 — Cayce, SC — SOGI H * May 14, 2024 — Beaufort, SC — SOGI H * May 9, 2024 — Summerville; North Charleston, SC — SOGI H * May 2, 2024 — Arcadia Lakes, SC — SOGI H * April 9, 2024 — Myrtle Beach, SC — SOGI H * April 4, 2024 — Hardeeville, SC — SOGI H * March 18, 2024 — Florence, SC — SOGI H * January 11, 2024 — Mount Pleasant, SC — SOGI H * November 28, 2023 — Charleston, SC — SOGI H * By December 1, 2023 — Chester, SC — SOGI H * October 10, 2023 — Bluffton, SC — SOGI H * October 1, 2021 — Maryland — GI H + D + L * July 19, 2021 — Clemson, SC — SOGI H * May 12, 2021 — Pittsburgh, PA — SOGIE H * July 1, 2020 — Georgia; Virginia — SOGI H + D * January 27, 2020 — Greenville, SC — SOGI H * January 1, 2020 — Oregon — GIE H + D added * November 1, 2019 — New York — GIE H + D + L * October 15, 2019 — New Hampshire — GI H * September 17, 2019 — Columbia, SC — SOGIE H * July 1, 2019 — Indiana — SO D * May 14, 2019 — Utah — SOGI H * February 8, 2019 — Tennessee (TN) — GI H via TN Attorney General interpretation of “gender” * August 9, 2017 — Colorado — SOGI D * January 1, 2016 — Illinois — GI H + D + L * November 12, 2014 — Philadelphia, PA — SOGIE H * October 1, 2013 — Nevada — GIE H + D * July 1, 2013 — Delaware — GI H * July 1, 2012 — Massachusetts — GI H + D + L * May 30, 2012 — Rhode Island — GIE D + L only * October 28, 2009 — Federal — SOGI H + GI D |
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| Description | On October 28, 2009, the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act took effect, expanding federal hate-crime law by authorizing prosecution of certain bias-motivated bodily-injury crimes based on actual or perceived sexual orientation and gender identity. More broadly, federal hate-crime and civil-rights law can cover bias-motivated assaults, attempted weapon attacks, murders, attempted murders, kidnappings, aggravated sexual abuse, religious-property attacks, housing intimidation, interference with voting, schooling, employment, travel, or public accommodations, civil-rights conspiracies, and official misconduct when the facts satisfy the elements of a federal statute. As of October 13, 2025, SOGIE—sexual orientation (SO), gender identity (GI), and gender expression (E)—hate-crime / bias-crime penalty-enhancement laws protected SO in 34 states, the District of Columbia (DC), U.S. federal law, and at least 31 local jurisdictions; GI in 24 states, DC, U.S. federal law, and those same local jurisdictions; and gender expression in 14 states, DC, and at least 3 local jurisdictions. Separately, 2 states had SOGIE-related reporting/data-collection-only coverage without matching full criminal-law penalty coverage: Indiana for SO reporting only, and Rhode Island for GIE reporting only. * October 13, 2025 — Spartanburg, SC — SOGI * October 7, 2025 — Orangeburg, SC — SOGI * September 16, 2025 — Irmo, SC — SOGI * August 18, 2025 — Orangeburg County, SC — SOGI * July 22, 2025 — Isle of Palms, SC — SOGI * July 16, 2025 — Georgetown, SC — SOGI * June 3, 2025 — Richland County, SC — SOGI * April 7, 2025 — Gaffney, SC — SOGI * April 2, 2025 — Michigan — SOGIE * September 24, 2024 — Camden, SC — SOGI * September 16, 2024 — Conway, SC — SOGI * September 3, 2024 — Wellford, SC — SOGI * August 13, 2024 — Lake City, SC — SOGI * July 2, 2024 — Coeur d’Alene, Idaho — SOGI * May 15, 2024 — Cayce, SC — SOGI * May 14, 2024 — Beaufort, SC — SOGI * May 9, 2024 — Summerville; North Charleston, SC — SOGI * May 2, 2024 — Arcadia Lakes, SC — SOGI * April 9, 2024 — Myrtle Beach, SC — SOGI * April 4, 2024 — Hardeeville, SC — SOGI * March 18, 2024 — Florence, SC — SOGI * January 11, 2024 — Mount Pleasant, SC — SOGI * November 28, 2023 — Charleston, SC — SOGI * By December 1, 2023 — Chester, SC — SOGI * October 10, 2023 — Bluffton, SC — SOGI * October 1, 2021 — Maryland — SOGI * July 19, 2021 — Clemson, SC — SOGI * May 12, 2021 — Pittsburgh, PA — SOGIE * July 1, 2020 — Georgia; Virginia — SOGI * January 27, 2020 — Greenville, SC — SOGI * September 17, 2019 — Columbia, SC — SOGIE * January 1, 2020 — Oregon — GI * November 1, 2019 — New York — GIE * October 15, 2019 — New Hampshire — GI * May 14, 2019 — Utah — SOGI * January 1, 2016 — Illinois — GI * November 12, 2014 — Philadelphia, PA — SOGIE * October 1, 2013 — Nevada — GIE * July 1, 2013 — Delaware — GI * July 1, 2012 — Massachusetts — GI * October 28, 2009 — Federal — SOGI | On October 28, 2009, the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act took effect, expanding federal hate-crime law by authorizing prosecution of certain bias-motivated bodily-injury crimes based on actual or perceived sexual orientation and gender identity. More broadly, federal hate-crime and civil-rights law can cover bias-motivated assaults, attempted weapon attacks, murders, attempted murders, kidnappings, aggravated sexual abuse, religious-property attacks, housing intimidation, interference with voting, schooling, employment, travel, or public accommodations, civil-rights conspiracies, and official misconduct when the facts satisfy the elements of a federal statute. As of October 13, 2025, SOGIE—sexual orientation (SO), gender identity (GI), and gender expression (E)—hate-crime / bias-crime penalty-enhancement laws protected SO in 34 states, the District of Columbia (DC), U.S. federal law, and at least 31 local jurisdictions; GI in 24 states, DC, U.S. federal law, and those same local jurisdictions; and gender expression in 14 states, DC, and at least 3 local jurisdictions. Separately, Rhode Island has GIE-related reporting/data-collection-only coverage without matching full criminal-law penalty coverage. * October 13, 2025 — Spartanburg, SC — SOGI * October 7, 2025 — Orangeburg, SC — SOGI * September 16, 2025 — Irmo, SC — SOGI * August 18, 2025 — Orangeburg County, SC — SOGI * July 22, 2025 — Isle of Palms, SC — SOGI * July 16, 2025 — Georgetown, SC — SOGI * June 3, 2025 — Richland County, SC — SOGI * April 7, 2025 — Gaffney, SC — SOGI * April 2, 2025 — Michigan — SOGIE * September 24, 2024 — Camden, SC — SOGI * September 16, 2024 — Conway, SC — SOGI * September 3, 2024 — Wellford, SC — SOGI * August 13, 2024 — Lake City, SC — SOGI * July 2, 2024 — Coeur d’Alene, Idaho — SOGI * May 15, 2024 — Cayce, SC — SOGI * May 14, 2024 — Beaufort, SC — SOGI * May 9, 2024 — Summerville; North Charleston, SC — SOGI * May 2, 2024 — Arcadia Lakes, SC — SOGI * April 9, 2024 — Myrtle Beach, SC — SOGI * April 4, 2024 — Hardeeville, SC — SOGI * March 18, 2024 — Florence, SC — SOGI * January 11, 2024 — Mount Pleasant, SC — SOGI * November 28, 2023 — Charleston, SC — SOGI * By December 1, 2023 — Chester, SC — SOGI * October 10, 2023 — Bluffton, SC — SOGI * October 1, 2021 — Maryland — SOGI * July 19, 2021 — Clemson, SC — SOGI * May 12, 2021 — Pittsburgh, PA — SOGIE * July 1, 2020 — Georgia; Virginia — SOGI * January 27, 2020 — Greenville, SC — SOGI * September 17, 2019 — Columbia, SC — SOGIE * January 1, 2020 — Oregon — GI * November 1, 2019 — New York — GIE * October 15, 2019 — New Hampshire — GI * July 1, 2019 — Indiana — SO * May 14, 2019 — Utah — SOGI * January 1, 2016 — Illinois — GI * November 12, 2014 — Philadelphia, PA — SOGIE * October 1, 2013 — Nevada — GIE * July 1, 2013 — Delaware — GI * July 1, 2012 — Massachusetts — GI * October 28, 2009 — Federal — SOGI |
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| Sources | https://www.justice.gov/crt/hate-crime-laws https://www.hrc.org/resources/hate-crimes-timeline https://www.justice.gov/hatecrimes/report-a-hate-crime https://www.masc.sc/local-hate-crime-ordinances | https://www.justice.gov/crt/hate-crime-laws https://www.hrc.org/resources/hate-crimes-timeline https://www.justice.gov/hatecrimes/report-a-hate-crime https://www.masc.sc/local-hate-crime-ordinances https://legiscan.com/IN/text/SB0198/id/1981057 |
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| Description | On October 28, 2009, the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act took effect, expanding federal hate-crime law by authorizing prosecution of certain bias-motivated bodily-injury crimes based on actual or perceived sexual orientation and gender identity. More broadly, federal hate-crime and civil-rights law can cover bias-motivated assaults, attempted weapon attacks, murders, attempted murders, kidnappings, aggravated sexual abuse, religious-property attacks, housing intimidation, interference with voting, schooling, employment, travel, or public accommodations, civil-rights conspiracies, and official misconduct when the facts satisfy the elements of a federal statute. As of October 13, 2025, SOGIE—sexual orientation (SO), gender identity (GI), and gender expression (E)—hate-crime / bias-crime penalty-enhancement laws protected SO in 34 states, the District of Columbia (DC), U.S. federal law, and at least 28 local jurisdictions; GI in 24 states, DC, U.S. federal law, and those same local jurisdictions; and gender expression in 14 states, DC, and 2 local jurisdictions. Separately, 2 states had SOGIE-related reporting/data-collection-only coverage without matching full criminal-law penalty coverage: Indiana for SO reporting only, and Rhode Island for GIE reporting only. * October 13, 2025 — Spartanburg, SC — SOGI * October 7, 2025 — Orangeburg, SC — SOGI * August 18, 2025 — Orangeburg County, SC — SOGI * July 16, 2025 — Georgetown, SC — SOGI * June 3, 2025 — Richland County, SC — SOGI * April 7, 2025 — Gaffney, SC — SOGI * April 2, 2025 — Michigan — SOGIE * September 24, 2024 — Camden, SC — SOGI * September 16, 2024 — Conway, SC — SOGI * September 3, 2024 — Wellford, SC — SOGI * August 13, 2024 — Lake City, SC — SOGI * July 2, 2024 — Coeur d’Alene, Idaho — SOGI * May 15, 2024 — Cayce, SC — SOGI * May 14, 2024 — Beaufort, SC — SOGI * May 9, 2024 — Summerville; North Charleston, SC — SOGI * May 2, 2024 — Arcadia Lakes, SC — SOGI * April 9, 2024 — Myrtle Beach, SC — SOGI * April 4, 2024 — Hardeeville, SC — SOGI * March 18, 2024 — Florence, SC — SOGI * January 11, 2024 — Mount Pleasant, SC — SOGI * November 28, 2023 — Charleston, SC — SOGI * By December 1, 2023 — Chester, SC — SOGI * October 10, 2023 — Bluffton, SC — SOGI * October 1, 2021 — Maryland — SOGI * July 19, 2021 — Clemson, SC — SOGI * May 12, 2021 — Pittsburgh, PA — SOGIE * July 1, 2020 — Georgia; Virginia — SOGI * January 27, 2020 — Greenville, South Carolina (SC) — SOGI * January 1, 2020 — Oregon — GI * November 1, 2019 — New York — GI/E * October 15, 2019 — New Hampshire — GI * May 14, 2019 — Utah — SOGI * January 1, 2016 — Illinois — GI * November 12, 2014 — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (PA) — SOGIE * October 1, 2013 — Nevada — GIE * July 1, 2013 — Delaware — GI * July 1, 2012 — Massachusetts — GI * October 28, 2009 — Federal — SOGI | On October 28, 2009, the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act took effect, expanding federal hate-crime law by authorizing prosecution of certain bias-motivated bodily-injury crimes based on actual or perceived sexual orientation and gender identity. More broadly, federal hate-crime and civil-rights law can cover bias-motivated assaults, attempted weapon attacks, murders, attempted murders, kidnappings, aggravated sexual abuse, religious-property attacks, housing intimidation, interference with voting, schooling, employment, travel, or public accommodations, civil-rights conspiracies, and official misconduct when the facts satisfy the elements of a federal statute. As of October 13, 2025, SOGIE—sexual orientation (SO), gender identity (GI), and gender expression (E)—hate-crime / bias-crime penalty-enhancement laws protected SO in 34 states, the District of Columbia (DC), U.S. federal law, and at least 31 local jurisdictions; GI in 24 states, DC, U.S. federal law, and those same local jurisdictions; and gender expression in 14 states, DC, and at least 3 local jurisdictions. Separately, 2 states had SOGIE-related reporting/data-collection-only coverage without matching full criminal-law penalty coverage: Indiana for SO reporting only, and Rhode Island for GIE reporting only. * October 13, 2025 — Spartanburg, SC — SOGI * October 7, 2025 — Orangeburg, SC — SOGI * September 16, 2025 — Irmo, SC — SOGI * August 18, 2025 — Orangeburg County, SC — SOGI * July 22, 2025 — Isle of Palms, SC — SOGI * July 16, 2025 — Georgetown, SC — SOGI * June 3, 2025 — Richland County, SC — SOGI * April 7, 2025 — Gaffney, SC — SOGI * April 2, 2025 — Michigan — SOGIE * September 24, 2024 — Camden, SC — SOGI * September 16, 2024 — Conway, SC — SOGI * September 3, 2024 — Wellford, SC — SOGI * August 13, 2024 — Lake City, SC — SOGI * July 2, 2024 — Coeur d’Alene, Idaho — SOGI * May 15, 2024 — Cayce, SC — SOGI * May 14, 2024 — Beaufort, SC — SOGI * May 9, 2024 — Summerville; North Charleston, SC — SOGI * May 2, 2024 — Arcadia Lakes, SC — SOGI * April 9, 2024 — Myrtle Beach, SC — SOGI * April 4, 2024 — Hardeeville, SC — SOGI * March 18, 2024 — Florence, SC — SOGI * January 11, 2024 — Mount Pleasant, SC — SOGI * November 28, 2023 — Charleston, SC — SOGI * By December 1, 2023 — Chester, SC — SOGI * October 10, 2023 — Bluffton, SC — SOGI * October 1, 2021 — Maryland — SOGI * July 19, 2021 — Clemson, SC — SOGI * May 12, 2021 — Pittsburgh, PA — SOGIE * July 1, 2020 — Georgia; Virginia — SOGI * January 27, 2020 — Greenville, SC — SOGI * September 17, 2019 — Columbia, SC — SOGIE * January 1, 2020 — Oregon — GI * November 1, 2019 — New York — GIE * October 15, 2019 — New Hampshire — GI * May 14, 2019 — Utah — SOGI * January 1, 2016 — Illinois — GI * November 12, 2014 — Philadelphia, PA — SOGIE * October 1, 2013 — Nevada — GIE * July 1, 2013 — Delaware — GI * July 1, 2012 — Massachusetts — GI * October 28, 2009 — Federal — SOGI |
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| Description | On October 28, 2009, the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act took effect, expanding federal hate-crime law by authorizing prosecution of certain bias-motivated bodily-injury crimes based on actual or perceived sexual orientation and gender identity. More broadly, federal hate-crime and civil-rights law can cover bias-motivated assaults, attempted weapon attacks, murders, attempted murders, kidnappings, aggravated sexual abuse, religious-property attacks, housing intimidation, interference with voting, schooling, employment, travel, or public accommodations, civil-rights conspiracies, and official misconduct when the facts satisfy the elements of a federal statute. SOGIE hate-crime criminal-law provisions—covering sexual orientation (SO), gender identity (GI), and gender expression (E)—currently protect SO in 34 states, the District of Columbia (DC), U.S. federal law, and at least 28 local jurisdictions; GI in 24 states, DC, U.S. federal law, and those same local jurisdictions; and E in 14 states, DC, and 2 local jurisdictions. Separately, 2 states have SOGIE-related reporting/data-collection-only coverage without matching full criminal-law penalty coverage: Indiana for SO reporting only, and Rhode Island for GI/E reporting only. * July 16, 2025 — Georgetown, SC — SOGI * June 3, 2025 — Richland County, SC — SOGI * April 7, 2025 — Gaffney, SC — SOGI * April 2, 2025 — Michigan — SOGIE * September 24, 2024 — Camden, SC — SOGI * September 16, 2024 — Conway, SC — SOGI * September 3, 2024 — Wellford, SC — SOGI * August 13, 2024 — Lake City, SC — SOGI * July 2, 2024 — Coeur d’Alene, Idaho — SOGI * May 15, 2024 — Cayce, SC — SOGI * May 14, 2024 — Beaufort, SC — SOGI * May 9, 2024 — Summerville; North Charleston, SC — SOGI * May 2, 2024 — Arcadia Lakes, SC — SOGI * April 9, 2024 — Myrtle Beach, SC — SOGI * April 4, 2024 — Hardeeville, SC — SOGI * March 18, 2024 — Florence, SC — SOGI * January 11, 2024 — Mount Pleasant, SC — SOGI * November 28, 2023 — Charleston, SC — SOGI * By December 1, 2023 — Chester, SC — SOGI * October 10, 2023 — Bluffton, SC — SOGI * October 1, 2021 — Maryland — SOGI * July 19, 2021 — Clemson, SC — SOGI * May 12, 2021 — Pittsburgh, PA — SOGIE * July 1, 2020 — Georgia; Virginia — SOGI * January 27, 2020 — Greenville, South Carolina (SC) — SOGI * January 1, 2020 — Oregon — GI * November 1, 2019 — New York — GI/E * October 15, 2019 — New Hampshire — GI * May 14, 2019 — Utah — SOGI * January 1, 2016 — Illinois — GI * November 12, 2014 — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (PA) — SOGIE * October 1, 2013 — Nevada — GI/E * July 1, 2013 — Delaware — GI * July 1, 2012 — Massachusetts — GI * October 28, 2009 — Federal — SOGI | On October 28, 2009, the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act took effect, expanding federal hate-crime law by authorizing prosecution of certain bias-motivated bodily-injury crimes based on actual or perceived sexual orientation and gender identity. More broadly, federal hate-crime and civil-rights law can cover bias-motivated assaults, attempted weapon attacks, murders, attempted murders, kidnappings, aggravated sexual abuse, religious-property attacks, housing intimidation, interference with voting, schooling, employment, travel, or public accommodations, civil-rights conspiracies, and official misconduct when the facts satisfy the elements of a federal statute. As of October 13, 2025, SOGIE—sexual orientation (SO), gender identity (GI), and gender expression (E)—hate-crime / bias-crime penalty-enhancement laws protected SO in 34 states, the District of Columbia (DC), U.S. federal law, and at least 28 local jurisdictions; GI in 24 states, DC, U.S. federal law, and those same local jurisdictions; and gender expression in 14 states, DC, and 2 local jurisdictions. Separately, 2 states had SOGIE-related reporting/data-collection-only coverage without matching full criminal-law penalty coverage: Indiana for SO reporting only, and Rhode Island for GIE reporting only. * October 13, 2025 — Spartanburg, SC — SOGI * October 7, 2025 — Orangeburg, SC — SOGI * August 18, 2025 — Orangeburg County, SC — SOGI * July 16, 2025 — Georgetown, SC — SOGI * June 3, 2025 — Richland County, SC — SOGI * April 7, 2025 — Gaffney, SC — SOGI * April 2, 2025 — Michigan — SOGIE * September 24, 2024 — Camden, SC — SOGI * September 16, 2024 — Conway, SC — SOGI * September 3, 2024 — Wellford, SC — SOGI * August 13, 2024 — Lake City, SC — SOGI * July 2, 2024 — Coeur d’Alene, Idaho — SOGI * May 15, 2024 — Cayce, SC — SOGI * May 14, 2024 — Beaufort, SC — SOGI * May 9, 2024 — Summerville; North Charleston, SC — SOGI * May 2, 2024 — Arcadia Lakes, SC — SOGI * April 9, 2024 — Myrtle Beach, SC — SOGI * April 4, 2024 — Hardeeville, SC — SOGI * March 18, 2024 — Florence, SC — SOGI * January 11, 2024 — Mount Pleasant, SC — SOGI * November 28, 2023 — Charleston, SC — SOGI * By December 1, 2023 — Chester, SC — SOGI * October 10, 2023 — Bluffton, SC — SOGI * October 1, 2021 — Maryland — SOGI * July 19, 2021 — Clemson, SC — SOGI * May 12, 2021 — Pittsburgh, PA — SOGIE * July 1, 2020 — Georgia; Virginia — SOGI * January 27, 2020 — Greenville, South Carolina (SC) — SOGI * January 1, 2020 — Oregon — GI * November 1, 2019 — New York — GI/E * October 15, 2019 — New Hampshire — GI * May 14, 2019 — Utah — SOGI * January 1, 2016 — Illinois — GI * November 12, 2014 — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (PA) — SOGIE * October 1, 2013 — Nevada — GIE * July 1, 2013 — Delaware — GI * July 1, 2012 — Massachusetts — GI * October 28, 2009 — Federal — SOGI |
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| Sources | https://www.justice.gov/crt/hate-crime-laws https://www.hrc.org/resources/hate-crimes-timeline https://www.justice.gov/hatecrimes/report-a-hate-crime | https://www.justice.gov/crt/hate-crime-laws https://www.hrc.org/resources/hate-crimes-timeline https://www.justice.gov/hatecrimes/report-a-hate-crime https://www.masc.sc/local-hate-crime-ordinances |
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| Description | On October 28, 2009, the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act took effect, expanding federal hate-crime law by authorizing prosecution of certain bias-motivated bodily-injury crimes based on actual or perceived sexual orientation and gender identity. More broadly, federal hate-crime and civil-rights law can cover bias-motivated assaults, attempted weapon attacks, murders, attempted murders, kidnappings, aggravated sexual abuse, religious-property attacks, housing intimidation, interference with voting, schooling, employment, travel, or public accommodations, civil-rights conspiracies, and official misconduct when the facts satisfy the elements of a federal statute. SOGIE hate-crime criminal-law provisions—covering sexual orientation (SO), gender identity (GI), and gender expression (GE)—currently protect SO in 34 states, the District of Columbia (DC), U.S. federal law, and at least 28 local jurisdictions; GI in 24 states, DC, U.S. federal law, and those same local jurisdictions; and GE in 14 states, DC, and 2 local jurisdictions. Separately, 2 states have SOGIE-related reporting/data-collection-only coverage without matching full criminal-law penalty coverage: Indiana for SO reporting only, and Rhode Island for GI/GE reporting only. * July 16, 2025 — Georgetown, SC — SOGI * June 3, 2025 — Richland County, SC — SOGI * April 7, 2025 — Gaffney, SC — SOGI * April 2, 2025 — Michigan — SOGIGE * September 24, 2024 — Camden, SC — SOGI * September 16, 2024 — Conway, SC — SOGI * September 3, 2024 — Wellford, SC — SOGI * August 13, 2024 — Lake City, SC — SOGI * July 2, 2024 — Coeur d’Alene, Idaho — SOGI * May 15, 2024 — Cayce, SC — SOGI * May 14, 2024 — Beaufort, SC — SOGI * May 9, 2024 — Summerville; North Charleston, SC — SOGI * May 2, 2024 — Arcadia Lakes, SC — SOGI * April 9, 2024 — Myrtle Beach, SC — SOGI * April 4, 2024 — Hardeeville, SC — SOGI * March 18, 2024 — Florence, SC — SOGI * January 11, 2024 — Mount Pleasant, SC — SOGI * November 28, 2023 — Charleston, SC — SOGI * By December 1, 2023 — Chester, SC — SOGI * October 10, 2023 — Bluffton, SC — SOGI * October 1, 2021 — Maryland — SOGI * July 19, 2021 — Clemson, SC — SOGI * May 12, 2021 — Pittsburgh, PA — SOGIGE * July 1, 2020 — Georgia; Virginia — SOGI * January 27, 2020 — Greenville, South Carolina (SC) — SOGI * January 1, 2020 — Oregon — GI * November 1, 2019 — New York — GIGE * October 15, 2019 — New Hampshire — GI * May 14, 2019 — Utah — SOGI * January 1, 2016 — Illinois — GI * November 12, 2014 — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (PA) — SOGIGE * October 1, 2013 — Nevada — GIGE * July 1, 2013 — Delaware — GI * July 1, 2012 — Massachusetts — GI * October 28, 2009 — Federal — SOGI | On October 28, 2009, the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act took effect, expanding federal hate-crime law by authorizing prosecution of certain bias-motivated bodily-injury crimes based on actual or perceived sexual orientation and gender identity. More broadly, federal hate-crime and civil-rights law can cover bias-motivated assaults, attempted weapon attacks, murders, attempted murders, kidnappings, aggravated sexual abuse, religious-property attacks, housing intimidation, interference with voting, schooling, employment, travel, or public accommodations, civil-rights conspiracies, and official misconduct when the facts satisfy the elements of a federal statute. SOGIE hate-crime criminal-law provisions—covering sexual orientation (SO), gender identity (GI), and gender expression (E)—currently protect SO in 34 states, the District of Columbia (DC), U.S. federal law, and at least 28 local jurisdictions; GI in 24 states, DC, U.S. federal law, and those same local jurisdictions; and E in 14 states, DC, and 2 local jurisdictions. Separately, 2 states have SOGIE-related reporting/data-collection-only coverage without matching full criminal-law penalty coverage: Indiana for SO reporting only, and Rhode Island for GI/E reporting only. * July 16, 2025 — Georgetown, SC — SOGI * June 3, 2025 — Richland County, SC — SOGI * April 7, 2025 — Gaffney, SC — SOGI * April 2, 2025 — Michigan — SOGIE * September 24, 2024 — Camden, SC — SOGI * September 16, 2024 — Conway, SC — SOGI * September 3, 2024 — Wellford, SC — SOGI * August 13, 2024 — Lake City, SC — SOGI * July 2, 2024 — Coeur d’Alene, Idaho — SOGI * May 15, 2024 — Cayce, SC — SOGI * May 14, 2024 — Beaufort, SC — SOGI * May 9, 2024 — Summerville; North Charleston, SC — SOGI * May 2, 2024 — Arcadia Lakes, SC — SOGI * April 9, 2024 — Myrtle Beach, SC — SOGI * April 4, 2024 — Hardeeville, SC — SOGI * March 18, 2024 — Florence, SC — SOGI * January 11, 2024 — Mount Pleasant, SC — SOGI * November 28, 2023 — Charleston, SC — SOGI * By December 1, 2023 — Chester, SC — SOGI * October 10, 2023 — Bluffton, SC — SOGI * October 1, 2021 — Maryland — SOGI * July 19, 2021 — Clemson, SC — SOGI * May 12, 2021 — Pittsburgh, PA — SOGIE * July 1, 2020 — Georgia; Virginia — SOGI * January 27, 2020 — Greenville, South Carolina (SC) — SOGI * January 1, 2020 — Oregon — GI * November 1, 2019 — New York — GI/E * October 15, 2019 — New Hampshire — GI * May 14, 2019 — Utah — SOGI * January 1, 2016 — Illinois — GI * November 12, 2014 — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (PA) — SOGIE * October 1, 2013 — Nevada — GI/E * July 1, 2013 — Delaware — GI * July 1, 2012 — Massachusetts — GI * October 28, 2009 — Federal — SOGI |
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| Description | The Shepard Byrd Act makes it a federal crime to willfully cause bodily injury, or attempt to do so using a dangerous weapon, because of the victim’s actual or perceived race, color, religion, or national origin. The Act also extends federal hate crime prohibitions to crimes committed because of the actual or perceived religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability of any person, only where the crime affected interstate or foreign commerce or occurred within federal special maritime and territorial jurisdiction. The Shepard-Byrd Act is the first statute allowing federal criminal prosecution of hate crimes motivated by the victim’s actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity. | On October 28, 2009, the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act took effect, expanding federal hate-crime law by authorizing prosecution of certain bias-motivated bodily-injury crimes based on actual or perceived sexual orientation and gender identity. More broadly, federal hate-crime and civil-rights law can cover bias-motivated assaults, attempted weapon attacks, murders, attempted murders, kidnappings, aggravated sexual abuse, religious-property attacks, housing intimidation, interference with voting, schooling, employment, travel, or public accommodations, civil-rights conspiracies, and official misconduct when the facts satisfy the elements of a federal statute. SOGIE hate-crime criminal-law provisions—covering sexual orientation (SO), gender identity (GI), and gender expression (GE)—currently protect SO in 34 states, the District of Columbia (DC), U.S. federal law, and at least 28 local jurisdictions; GI in 24 states, DC, U.S. federal law, and those same local jurisdictions; and GE in 14 states, DC, and 2 local jurisdictions. Separately, 2 states have SOGIE-related reporting/data-collection-only coverage without matching full criminal-law penalty coverage: Indiana for SO reporting only, and Rhode Island for GI/GE reporting only. * July 16, 2025 — Georgetown, SC — SOGI * June 3, 2025 — Richland County, SC — SOGI * April 7, 2025 — Gaffney, SC — SOGI * April 2, 2025 — Michigan — SOGIGE * September 24, 2024 — Camden, SC — SOGI * September 16, 2024 — Conway, SC — SOGI * September 3, 2024 — Wellford, SC — SOGI * August 13, 2024 — Lake City, SC — SOGI * July 2, 2024 — Coeur d’Alene, Idaho — SOGI * May 15, 2024 — Cayce, SC — SOGI * May 14, 2024 — Beaufort, SC — SOGI * May 9, 2024 — Summerville; North Charleston, SC — SOGI * May 2, 2024 — Arcadia Lakes, SC — SOGI * April 9, 2024 — Myrtle Beach, SC — SOGI * April 4, 2024 — Hardeeville, SC — SOGI * March 18, 2024 — Florence, SC — SOGI * January 11, 2024 — Mount Pleasant, SC — SOGI * November 28, 2023 — Charleston, SC — SOGI * By December 1, 2023 — Chester, SC — SOGI * October 10, 2023 — Bluffton, SC — SOGI * October 1, 2021 — Maryland — SOGI * July 19, 2021 — Clemson, SC — SOGI * May 12, 2021 — Pittsburgh, PA — SOGIGE * July 1, 2020 — Georgia; Virginia — SOGI * January 27, 2020 — Greenville, South Carolina (SC) — SOGI * January 1, 2020 — Oregon — GI * November 1, 2019 — New York — GIGE * October 15, 2019 — New Hampshire — GI * May 14, 2019 — Utah — SOGI * January 1, 2016 — Illinois — GI * November 12, 2014 — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (PA) — SOGIGE * October 1, 2013 — Nevada — GIGE * July 1, 2013 — Delaware — GI * July 1, 2012 — Massachusetts — GI * October 28, 2009 — Federal — SOGI |
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edited by mineszilla. Reverting to revision #61483: MAP is an outdated and unreliable source. The hate crime protections vary by region in the US. Federal law only protects SOGI statuses if the crime occurred in interstate commerce or on federal property (such as a national park, federal building, military base)
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| Value | Sexual orientation and gender identity | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | Sexual orientation and gender identity | Varies by Region |
| Description | SOGIE hate-crime criminal-law provisions—covering sexual orientation (SO), gender identity (GI), and gender expression (GE)—currently protect SO in 34 states, the District of Columbia (DC), U.S. federal law, and at least 28 local jurisdictions; GI in 24 states, DC, U.S. federal law, and those same local jurisdictions; and GE in 14 states, DC, and 2 local jurisdictions. Separately, 2 states have SOGIE-related reporting/data-collection-only coverage without matching full criminal-law penalty coverage: Indiana for SO reporting only, and Rhode Island for GI/GE reporting only. * July 16, 2025 — Georgetown, South Carolina (SC) — SOGI * June 3, 2025 — Richland County, SC — SOGI * April 7, 2025 — Gaffney, SC — SOGI * April 2, 2025 — Michigan — SOGIGE * September 24, 2024 — Camden, SC — SOGI * September 16, 2024 — Conway, SC — SOGI * September 3, 2024 — Wellford, SC — SOGI * August 13, 2024 — Lake City, SC — SOGI * July 2, 2024 — Coeur d’Alene, Idaho — SOGI * May 15, 2024 — Cayce, SC — SOGI * May 14, 2024 — Beaufort, SC — SOGI * May 9, 2024 — Summerville; North Charleston, SC — SOGI * May 2, 2024 — Arcadia Lakes, SC — SOGI * April 9, 2024 — Myrtle Beach, SC — SOGI * April 4, 2024 — Hardeeville, SC — SOGI * March 18, 2024 — Florence, SC — SOGI * January 11, 2024 — Mount Pleasant, SC — SOGI * November 28, 2023 — Charleston, SC — SOGI * By December 1, 2023 — Chester, SC — SOGI * October 10, 2023 — Bluffton, SC — SOGI * October 1, 2021 — Maryland — SOGI * July 19, 2021 — Clemson, SC — SOGI * May 12, 2021 — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (PA) — SOGIGE * July 1, 2020 — Georgia; Virginia — SOGI * January 27, 2020 — Greenville, SC — SOGI * January 1, 2020 — Oregon — GI * November 1, 2019 — New York — GIGE * October 15, 2019 — New Hampshire — GI * May 14, 2019 — Utah — SOGI * January 1, 2016 — Illinois — GI * November 12, 2014 — Philadelphia, PA — SOGIGE * October 1, 2013 — Nevada — GIGE * July 1, 2013 — Delaware — GI * July 1, 2012 — Massachusetts — GI * October 28, 2009 — US federal law — SOGI | The Shepard Byrd Act makes it a federal crime to willfully cause bodily injury, or attempt to do so using a dangerous weapon, because of the victim’s actual or perceived race, color, religion, or national origin. The Act also extends federal hate crime prohibitions to crimes committed because of the actual or perceived religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability of any person, only where the crime affected interstate or foreign commerce or occurred within federal special maritime and territorial jurisdiction. The Shepard-Byrd Act is the first statute allowing federal criminal prosecution of hate crimes motivated by the victim’s actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity. |
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| Federal Law | Yes | No |
| Sources | https://mapresearch.org/equality-map/hate-crime-laws/ https://www.justice.gov/crt/hate-crime-laws https://www.hrc.org/resources/hate-crimes-timeline https://www.justice.gov/hatecrimes/report-a-hate-crime | https://www.justice.gov/crt/hate-crime-laws https://www.hrc.org/resources/hate-crimes-timeline https://www.justice.gov/hatecrimes/report-a-hate-crime |
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
| Special Status | Varies by Region | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
| Description | The Shepard Byrd Act makes it a federal crime to willfully cause bodily injury, or attempt to do so using a dangerous weapon, because of the victim’s actual or perceived race, color, religion, or national origin. The Act also extends federal hate crime prohibitions to crimes committed because of the actual or perceived religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability of any person, only where the crime affected interstate or foreign commerce or occurred within federal special maritime and territorial jurisdiction. The Shepard-Byrd Act is the first statute allowing federal criminal prosecution of hate crimes motivated by the victim’s actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity. | SOGIE hate-crime criminal-law provisions—covering sexual orientation (SO), gender identity (GI), and gender expression (GE)—currently protect SO in 34 states, the District of Columbia (DC), U.S. federal law, and at least 28 local jurisdictions; GI in 24 states, DC, U.S. federal law, and those same local jurisdictions; and GE in 14 states, DC, and 2 local jurisdictions. Separately, 2 states have SOGIE-related reporting/data-collection-only coverage without matching full criminal-law penalty coverage: Indiana for SO reporting only, and Rhode Island for GI/GE reporting only. * July 16, 2025 — Georgetown, South Carolina (SC) — SOGI * June 3, 2025 — Richland County, SC — SOGI * April 7, 2025 — Gaffney, SC — SOGI * April 2, 2025 — Michigan — SOGIGE * September 24, 2024 — Camden, SC — SOGI * September 16, 2024 — Conway, SC — SOGI * September 3, 2024 — Wellford, SC — SOGI * August 13, 2024 — Lake City, SC — SOGI * July 2, 2024 — Coeur d’Alene, Idaho — SOGI * May 15, 2024 — Cayce, SC — SOGI * May 14, 2024 — Beaufort, SC — SOGI * May 9, 2024 — Summerville; North Charleston, SC — SOGI * May 2, 2024 — Arcadia Lakes, SC — SOGI * April 9, 2024 — Myrtle Beach, SC — SOGI * April 4, 2024 — Hardeeville, SC — SOGI * March 18, 2024 — Florence, SC — SOGI * January 11, 2024 — Mount Pleasant, SC — SOGI * November 28, 2023 — Charleston, SC — SOGI * By December 1, 2023 — Chester, SC — SOGI * October 10, 2023 — Bluffton, SC — SOGI * October 1, 2021 — Maryland — SOGI * July 19, 2021 — Clemson, SC — SOGI * May 12, 2021 — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (PA) — SOGIGE * July 1, 2020 — Georgia; Virginia — SOGI * January 27, 2020 — Greenville, SC — SOGI * January 1, 2020 — Oregon — GI * November 1, 2019 — New York — GIGE * October 15, 2019 — New Hampshire — GI * May 14, 2019 — Utah — SOGI * January 1, 2016 — Illinois — GI * November 12, 2014 — Philadelphia, PA — SOGIGE * October 1, 2013 — Nevada — GIGE * July 1, 2013 — Delaware — GI * July 1, 2012 — Massachusetts — GI * October 28, 2009 — US federal law — SOGI |
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| Federal Law | No | Yes |
| Sources | https://www.justice.gov/crt/hate-crime-laws https://www.hrc.org/resources/hate-crimes-timeline https://www.justice.gov/hatecrimes/report-a-hate-crime | https://mapresearch.org/equality-map/hate-crime-laws/ https://www.justice.gov/crt/hate-crime-laws https://www.hrc.org/resources/hate-crimes-timeline https://www.justice.gov/hatecrimes/report-a-hate-crime |
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edited by mineszilla. falls into varies by region due to certain criteria needing to be met. States with "Protected in some contexts" still apply and cases can be transferred to federal hands if the following criteria is met
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| Value | Sexual orientation and gender identity | (REMOVED) |
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| Description | In 2009, former President Barack Obama signed into law the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, which amended existing U.S. hate crime law to include gender, disability, gender identity, and sexual orientation as protected characteristics. The Justice Department recommends that a hate crime is first reported to local or state law enforcement before following up with the FBI. | The Shepard Byrd Act makes it a federal crime to willfully cause bodily injury, or attempt to do so using a dangerous weapon, because of the victim’s actual or perceived race, color, religion, or national origin. The Act also extends federal hate crime prohibitions to crimes committed because of the actual or perceived religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability of any person, only where the crime affected interstate or foreign commerce or occurred within federal special maritime and territorial jurisdiction. The Shepard-Byrd Act is the first statute allowing federal criminal prosecution of hate crimes motivated by the victim’s actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity. |
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edited by mineszilla. Is a federal law, but because you have to report hate crimes to local/state law enforcement first before the FBI, local/state laws will apply first unless the state doesn't have such a law which those states are listed as "protected in some contexts".
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
| Special Status | Varies by Region | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
| Description | In 2009, former President Barack Obama signed into law the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, which amended existing U.S. hate crime law to include gender, disability, gender identity, and sexual orientation as protected characteristics. However, one must be tried through the federal courts or transferred to the federal courts for this law to apply. Hate crime laws varies by region. | In 2009, former President Barack Obama signed into law the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, which amended existing U.S. hate crime law to include gender, disability, gender identity, and sexual orientation as protected characteristics. The Justice Department recommends that a hate crime is first reported to local or state law enforcement before following up with the FBI. |
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| Sources | https://www.justice.gov/crt/hate-crime-laws https://www.hrc.org/resources/hate-crimes-timeline | https://www.justice.gov/crt/hate-crime-laws https://www.hrc.org/resources/hate-crimes-timeline https://www.justice.gov/hatecrimes/report-a-hate-crime |
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edited by mineszilla. The hate crime law is only effective when a criminal is tried at the federal level, most cases are state dependent and the law varies greatly by state
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| Value | Sexual orientation and gender identity | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | Sexual orientation and gender identity | Varies by Region |
| Description | In 2009, former President Barack Obama signed into law the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, which amended existing U.S. hate crime law to include gender, disability, gender identity, and sexual orientation as protected characteristics. | In 2009, former President Barack Obama signed into law the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, which amended existing U.S. hate crime law to include gender, disability, gender identity, and sexual orientation as protected characteristics. However, one must be tried through the federal courts or transferred to the federal courts for this law to apply. Hate crime laws varies by region. |
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created by UnknownMiles
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| Status | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
| Start Date | Oct 28, 2009 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In 2009, former President Barack Obama signed into law the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, which amended existing U.S. hate crime law to include gender, disability, gender identity, and sexual orientation as protected characteristics. |
| Sources | https://www.justice.gov/crt/hate-crime-laws https://www.hrc.org/resources/hate-crimes-timeline |