Dems have gender identity language and protection in the Infrastructure Bill

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[–]one1won[S] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

section 20 249(c) of title 18, United States Code."

Searching federal documents is a pain. Title 18 refers to CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE. That’s prisons, if I follow the sections, though I’ve yet to find the referenced section with GI wording.

[–]MarkTwainiac 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

It's from 18 USC 249: Hate crime acts which pertains to

1) Offenses involving actual or perceived race, color, religion, or national origin.-

Whoever, whether or not acting under color of law, willfully causes bodily injury to any person or, through the use of fire, a firearm, a dangerous weapon, or an explosive or incendiary device, attempts to cause bodily injury to any person, because of the actual or perceived race, color, religion, or national origin of any person-

(2) Offenses involving actual or perceived religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability.-

(A) In general.-Whoever, whether or not acting under color of law, in any circumstance described in subparagraph (B) or paragraph (3), willfully causes bodily injury to any person or, through the use of fire, a firearm, a dangerous weapon, or an explosive or incendiary device, attempts to cause bodily injury to any person, because of the actual or perceived religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability of any person-

Towards the bottom, there's a section that says

(c) Definitions.-In this section-

(4) the term "gender identity" means actual or perceived gender-related characteristics;

https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=(title:18%20section:249%20edition:prelim)

Which obviously isn't very helpful.

[–]jjdub7Gay Male Guest Commentator 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

(4) the term "gender identity" means actual or perceived gender-related characteristics;

I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that the circular "gender-related characteristics" is defined precisely nowhere in the bill, either?

Edit: yep, of course it isn't, nor is "gender" itself, which is particularly concerning, since

(2) Offenses involving actual or perceived religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability.-

(A) In general.-Whoever, whether or not acting under color of law, in any circumstance described in subparagraph (B) or paragraph (3), willfully causes bodily injury to any person or, through the use of fire, a firearm, a dangerous weapon, or an explosive or incendiary device, attempts to cause bodily injury to any person, because of the actual or perceived religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability of any person-

omits any mention of 'sex' entirely. I guess it's not a hate crime if you murder someone based on their sex, but it is if based on their gender?

What a clown world, smh