In 2009, the Hate Crime Statistics Act was amended a second time to include acts driven by the perpetrators' prejudices against the targets' perceived _____.

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The Hate Crime Statistics Act was amended in 2009 to include crimes motivated by the victim's actual or perceived gender identity, expanding the scope of what constitutes a hate crime. This amendment was part of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act.

In 2009, the Hate Crime Statistics Act Was Amended a Second