Tag: gender critical

Woman Sacked for Saying ‘Biological Sex Is Real’ Wins $127,000 Compensation

Maya Forstater, who lost out on a job for saying people cannot change their biological sex, has been awarded £100,000 ($127,000) compensation by an employment tribunal. She was awarded the payout after it was found she experienced discrimination and victimization at work. Forstater, who worked as a tax expert at the Centre for Global Development…


Woman Sacked for Saying ‘Biological Sex Is Real’ Wins £100,000 Compensation

Maya Forstater, who lost out on a job for saying people cannot change their biological sex, has been awarded £100,000 ($127,000) compensation by an employment tribunal. She was awarded the payout after it was found she experienced discrimination and victimization at work. Forstater, who worked as a tax expert at the Centre for Global Development…


Woman Wins Harassment Case Against Arts Council England After Transgender Row

A woman who said she suffered harassment at Arts Council England (ACE) for saying people cannot change sex has won her claim against her former employer. Denise Fahmy, who had worked at the public funding body for over 15 years, complained at an employment tribunal that she had been harassed and victimised due to her…


Sacked School Worker Who Criticised Trans and LGBT Sex Education Wins Appeal

A Christian school worker who lost an employment tribunal after claiming she was sacked because of her religious beliefs has won an appeal. Kristie Higgs was dismissed in 2019 from Farmor’s School in Fairford, Gloucestershire, for gross misconduct after sharing social media posts criticising plans to teach transgenderism and compulsory sex education in schools. A…


Oxfam Denies ‘Terf’ Cartoon Resembles JK Rowling

Oxfam has apologised over a Pride month “Terf” cartoon following a furious backlash on social media. The anti-poverty charity was forced to remove a tweet—which included the colourful image—and deny it based one evil-looking animated character on author JK Rowling. In the original animated clip, which appeared on the organisation’s website on Tuesday, three villains…


Civil Service Blocked Meetings With Gender Critics: Former Minister

A minister who was tasked with protecting free speech under former Prime Minister Boris Johnson claims she was blocked from meeting high-profile gender critics by the Civil Service. Andrea Jenkyns, who served as higher education and skills minister for three months in 2022, said she was barred from meeting author JK Rowling and feminist academic…