Well, if I am "intellectually challenged" and therefore I must be wrong.
How about reading the actual law from the Crown Prosecution service where it says the same as I said ?
"The police and the CPS have agreed the following definition for identifying and flagging hate crimes:"
"Any criminal offence which is perceived by the victim or any other person, to be motivated by hostility or prejudice, based on a person's disability or perceived disability; race or perceived race; or religion or perceived religion; or sexual orientation or perceived sexual orientation or transgender identity or perceived transgender identity."
https://www.cps.gov.uk/crime-info/hate-crime