From a BBC article about the law (so what she says at 0:42 is of course compete and utter bullshit):
"The law criminalises threatening or abusive behaviour which is intended to stir up hatred against someone who possesses, or appears to possess, certain characteristics.
They are age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, transgender identity and variations in sex characteristics sometimes known as being intersex.
Stirring up racial hatred by using threatening, abusive or insulting behaviour was already illegal under the Public Order Act 1986 and that remains the case under the new legislation.
The new law also provides for stiffer sentences for offenders convicted of crimes deemed to be "aggravated by prejudice," — in other words if they demonstrate malice or ill-will towards their victim based on the protected characteristics listed above, with the addition of a category for race, colour, nationality or ethnicity.
Controversially, the protected characteristics in the act do not include sex itself, an omission criticised by some feminist groups."
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(Old Spike)
From a BBC article about the law (so what she says at 0:42 is of course compete and utter bullshit):
"The law criminalises threatening or abusive behaviour which is intended to stir up hatred against someone who possesses, or appears to possess, certain characteristics.
They are age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, transgender identity and variations in sex characteristics sometimes known as being intersex.
Stirring up racial hatred by using threatening, abusive or insulting behaviour was already illegal under the Public Order Act 1986 and that remains the case under the new legislation.
The new law also provides for stiffer sentences for offenders convicted of crimes deemed to be "aggravated by prejudice," — in other words if they demonstrate malice or ill-will towards their victim based on the protected characteristics listed above, with the addition of a category for race, colour, nationality or ethnicity.
Controversially, the protected characteristics in the act do not include sex itself, an omission criticised by some feminist groups."
(Old Spike)
Proving my point: