BBC article here. And well done to Gina and Wera Hobhouse MP for pushing it through.
Note that the UK government is Conservative and Wera Hobhouse is not.
And a big FUCK YOU to Christopher Chope MP for trying to block it.
I just hope it covers up-kilting too.
I think that problem takes care of itself.
Well, I would hope that a lady would be so impressed that she would swoon into my arms… 
I just display the blue ribbon I won.
Step 1: Woman sees man in a kilt.
Step 2: Woman puts a phone up his kilt and takes a taintshot.
Step 3: Woman looks at photo.
Step 4: She’s so delighted with the lovely image that she faints.
This may be the single unlikeliest scenario in the history of unlikely scenarios.
This wasn’t already illegal?
An amazing job of slipping this into yet another “whut about men?!”
It’s like the underpants gnomes, there are several ??? steps in there.
Even with Quartz, I am prepared to give the benefit of the doubt that the kilt comment was intend as a joke. I am almost prepared to believe that it was a self-deprecating joke about his own “what-about-teH-MENS” tendencies, but maybe that’s a little too optimistic.
It probably was, but it might make it easier to prosecute if it’s an explicit offense, rather than having to prove that it violates some more general statute.
If you skip step 2 and 3, it comes close to my reaction when I saw a fella coming out of Michaels Craft Store wearing a kilt. I didn’t faint, but I almost swooned. He was delightful to behold.
the article in the OP includes a link to another article that says the new law also does protect men in kilts
I have complained about Chope with respect to this bill before:
Had you done the least bit of research you would have found it.
Yes. This is virtue signalling.
Objectively false. The one who got the ball rolling on this had this happen to her. 5 days later police told her that the case was closed and “there’s not much we can do” because “it’s not a graphic image”.
As per my OP this was NOT previously illegal.
Yup. About three statutes off the top of my head.
That’s a bit unjust, because if I understand correctly, he blocked it not because he was opposed to it, but for procedural reasons that I don’t understand.
Did you look at the other thread and the Guardian article?
Really, read the dang link.
Simple thing. The law was written such that upskirting generally fell out of the definition of any crime. The law was badly written. Scotland had already fixed the law and this was getting England’s law up to speed as well. Badly written laws should be fixed. Not so difficult a concept.
Of course the revised law should be written in a gender-neutral manner, such that covers all circumstances (including btw those who may be trans or gender fluid).