The Bill will add gender, including gender expression and identity, as well as disability to a list of 'protected characteristics' which already include race, colour, nationality, religion, ethnicity or national origin and sexual orientation. Photograph: iStock New laws will criminalise incitement to hatred against transgender people and those with a disability, the Cabinet agreed on Tuesday when approving a Bill intended to make prosecutions for hate speech and hate crimes easier. The Bill will add gender, including gender expression and identity, as well as disability to a list of “protected characteristics” which already include race, colour, nationality, religion, ethnicity or...