#MeToo broke the silence, now we need to make misogyny a hate crime

The Law Commission is currently undergoing a review into hate crime legislation, which the Tory Government reluctantly agreed to during the debates on making upskirting a specific offence. The review will release a consultation paper later this year, but the full recommendations won’t be until 2022. Once these are published there is absolutely no guarantee the Government will act to change the law.

For countless women up and down the UK, who live under the threat of misogynistic violence and crime, this is simply not good enough. We need reassurance fromthat the Tories will not try to wriggle out of the recommendations. We need commitment. My Liberal Democrat colleagues and I will keep up the pressure.

The first wave of #MeToo is now over. We have broken the silence. We have raised the alarm bells. And we have made the first changes. Now it is time to push for more permanent changes in our law and in our culture. We have to continue the conversation and make sure that we do not sink back into apathy.

Making misogyny a hate crime would be a step towards equalling the power imbalances within our society. It would support women, and make sure no voice goes unheard.

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Wera_Hobhouse And then of course let's include misandry. You know, in the interest of diversity inclusion and GenderEquality and all that

Wera_Hobhouse I propose inappropriate references to masterbation as they are bodily functions like menstrual cycles and penis size

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