The mayor said that female gender should be included in the list of protected characteristics treated as aggravating circumstances, which currently includes disability, race, religion, sexual orientation or transgender identity.
Mr Khan, who is fighting for re-election to City Hall in the 7 May election, said he would also back moves to end a two-tier “hierarchy of hate crimes”, which sees incidents aggravated by racial or religious hatred prosecuted more harshly than those based on sexual orientation.
Speaking ahead of a Women of the World mayoral debate, Mr Khan said: “The safety of all Londoners is my first priority and as a proud feminist I find it simply unacceptable that any woman or girl in our city should experience these devastating crimes.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/sadiq-khan-misogyny-sexism-hate-crime-london-mayoral-election-a9382811.html
Mr Khan, who is fighting for re-election to City Hall in the 7 May election, said he would also back moves to end a two-tier “hierarchy of hate crimes”, which sees incidents aggravated by racial or religious hatred prosecuted more harshly than those based on sexual orientation.
Speaking ahead of a Women of the World mayoral debate, Mr Khan said: “The safety of all Londoners is my first priority and as a proud feminist I find it simply unacceptable that any woman or girl in our city should experience these devastating crimes.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/sadiq-khan-misogyny-sexism-hate-crime-london-mayoral-election-a9382811.html
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