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The Matthew Shepard Act, officially called the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, is an Act of Congress that was passed on October 22, 2009,[1] and signed into law by President Barack Obama on October 28.[2] The act adds crimes that are committed because of the victims gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability to the 1969 federal hate-crime law.[3]
The Act is the first federal law that gives legal protection to people who are transgender.[4][5]
The bill also:
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