Six weeks ago the Times reported that transgender judge Victoria McCloud was to "quit" to avoid politicising the judiciary. (1/n)archive.is/vr9wX
It is now clear that McCloud is not quitting at all, but simply reducing sitting hours to work part time. (2/n)
Feb 12 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
(1) The purpose of the Equality Act is not to protect "marginalised communities" but to protect *everyone* in the fields in which it applies from discrimination and harassment. It is not a "loophole" that this protection also benefits people you don't like theneweuropean.co.uk/sam-fowles-loo…(2) The EAT did *not* hold that Maya Forstater's gender critical activism was a protected belief. It held that her *belief*, that sex is real and it matters, is protected. Manifestations of that belief, as with any belief, may or may not be protected depending on the facts.
Aug 27, 2023 • 8 tweets • 4 min read
I know you don't watch Casualty for realism, but last night's trans-rights-prop really jumped the shark. Noble trans woman wants to go on a women's march, but is told "her kind of women" (men) are not welcome. So noble trans woman RESPECTFULLY STAYS AWAY. 🤣🤣🤣
An evil male attacks the march, stabbing several women before escaping on foot. Luckily noble trans woman has been listening to the march on live feed (as you do) and realises evil male is running past him in the street, tackles him and saves the day, sustaining a neck injury in
Aug 25, 2023 • 12 tweets • 3 min read
Quick thread on the bus driver case (Fischer v London United Busways Ltd). Yet again a tribunal has failed to distinguish between a claimant having the protected characteristic of gender reassignment, and being male. The judgment is available here: (1/n)assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/64e331ee…
There has been some debate on here as to whether the tribunal was right to reject the Respondent's argument that the insult "wanker" is "gender neutral" (or "sex neutral" to be more accurate). (2/n)
Aug 8, 2023 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
I struggle to think of an "internal HR reason" that would justify the removal of books such as Trans by Helen Joyce. I am not aware of any case in which a trans person has successfully claimed harassment on such foundations, although it has been tried twice that I know of (1/6)
In O'Donnell v Times Newspapers (Edinburgh, 2019) the claimant's legal team told an excited BuzzFeed that they would make a ground-breaking argument that the *content* of the newspaper's reporting on trans issues constituted a harassing environment. (2/6) https://t.co/XGW3kj8y5ibuzzfeed.com/patrickstrudwi…
Jul 21, 2023 • 12 tweets • 3 min read
On 10 July, Nancy Kelley made a surprise announcement that she would be leaving Stonewall at the end of that month - just 3 weeks later. She said nothing about why she was leaving or what she would be doing next.
Just 3 days earlier, Kelley gave an interview in which she spoke of the CEO role as her "dream job" and gave no hint of any plans to leave it. It's difficult to avoid the conclusion that it was not Kelley's choice to leave the job.
Oct 25, 2022 • 13 tweets • 4 min read
Thank you Jonathan. I am now aware of at least 5 cases involving cancellation of a venue or services on religion or belief grounds, all involving local authorities; all involving either settlement or defeat for the defendants. Quick thread 🧵
1. Lancashire Festival of Hope with Franklin Graham v Blackpool Borough Council. Ads for the festival on the sides of Blackpool buses were cancelled following a social media campaign by people who objected to the claimant's views (see screenshot).
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