Vermont Statutes Title 13. Crimes and Criminal Procedure, § 6566. Defense based on victim identity prohibited

(1) evidence of the defendant's discovery of, knowledge about, or the potential disclosure of the crime victim's actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity, including under circumstances in which the victim made a nonforcible, noncriminal romantic or sexual advance toward the defendant; or

(2) evidence of the defendant's perception or belief, even if inaccurate, of the gender, gender identity, or sexual orientation of a crime victim.