hate crimes – n. crimes motivated completely or in part by a bias against race, religion, sexual orientation, disability, etc.
assault – v. to cause physical harm in an attack
bias – n. belief that a group of people, ideas, etc. are better than others
orientation – n. a person’s feelings, interests, or beliefs
gay – adj. sexually attracted to someone of the same sex
gender – n. the state of being male or female
intimidation – n. the act of making someone frightened or afraid
LGBT – short cut phrase. stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender
hijab – n. a head covering worn outside the home by Muslim women