Washington § 28A.642.012 - Definitions.

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§ 28A.642.012. Definitions.

The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
(1) "Ethnicity" means a connection to a population group that shares a common cultural heritage or ancestry.
(2) "Gender expression" means the external appearance of one's gender identity, usually expressed through behavior, clothing, body characteristics, or voice, and which may or may not conform to socially defined behaviors and characteristics typically associated with being either masculine or feminine.
(3) "Gender identity" means a person's internal sense of being male, female, both, neither, or in-between, independent of how it is expressed or perceived by others.
(4) "Homelessness" means without a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence, including circumstances such as sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, fleeing domestic violence, or a similar reason as set forth in the federal McKinney-Vento homeless assistance act, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 11301 et seq.
(5) "Immigration or citizenship status" has the same meaning as defined in RCW 43.17.420.
(6) "Neurodivergence" means neurological differences including, but not limited to, autism spectrum disorder, dyslexia, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Neurodivergent individuals may or may not identify as disabled.
(7) "Sexual orientation" means an individual's enduring pattern of romantic, emotional, or sexual attraction to people of the same gender, a different gender, or multiple genders.
[ 2025 c 369 s 102.]

Notes

Effective date—2025 c 369: See note following RCW 28A.320.209.

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