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UnHerd with Freddie Sayers

Maya Forstater: Today's judgment on trans is a landmark

Jun 10, 2021
28:53

When Maya Forstater first started expressing “gender critical” views in late 2018 (ie that biological sex is real and important), she was a researcher at a progressive think tank called the Centre for Global Development. Her views caught the attention of the bosses in Washington DC — and one dismissal, one tribunal verdict and an appeal judgement later, she now finds herself part of the history of gender laws in this country.


Today’s successful appeal establishes Ms Forstater’s views in law as a “philosophical belief” that must be protected from discrimination. This means that corporations, schools, government agencies or any other organisation cannot discriminate against people holding the mainstream view that men and women are different but equal, and that your sex doesn’t change even if you identify differently. 


She joined Freddie Sayers on the latest episode of LockdownTV to tell us about her experience and what it means.


For more read The Post from UnHerd



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