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Gender-critical feminist Maya Forstater’s beliefs are “widely shared” and “worthy of respect in a democratic society,” the appeals court found.
Simply believing that men cannot become women and vice versa is not “inherently transphobic” and cannot form the basis of an adverse employment decision, a U.K. appeals court ruled.
It was a victory for “gender critical” feminist Maya Forstater, who drew support from Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling and former tennis star Martina Navratilova when she lost her consulting job and visiting fellowship.
Some of Forstater’s colleagues at the U.S.-based Center for Global Development and its U.K-based affiliate had complained about her personal tweets in 2018, sparking an investigation.
She advocated against proposed revisions to the U.K. Gender Recognition Act that would make “legal recognition of self-identified gender easier,” replacing the medical certificate process, the Employment Appeal Tribunal wrote. Forstater also referred to a high-profile “gender fluid” business executive as a man…
