âDisability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic that is contained in the definition of hate crimes set forth in Section 422.55 of the Penal Codeâ includes any of the following: (a) Any combination of those characteristics. (b) A perception that the person has any of those characteristics or any combination of those characteristics. (c) A perception that the person is associated with a person who has, or is perceived to have, any of those characteristics or any combination of those characteristics.
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