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| Maya Forstater: Woman gets payout for discrimination over trans tweets | |
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| Maya Forstater found herself out of a job after tweeting "gender-critical" views | Maya Forstater found herself out of a job after tweeting "gender-critical" views |
| A woman who lost out on a job after tweeting gender-critical views is to get a £100,000 payout after a decision from an employment tribunal. | A woman who lost out on a job after tweeting gender-critical views is to get a £100,000 payout after a decision from an employment tribunal. |
| Tax expert Maya Forstater did not have her contract renewed in March 2019 after writing tweets saying people could not change their biological sex. | Tax expert Maya Forstater did not have her contract renewed in March 2019 after writing tweets saying people could not change their biological sex. |
| She was found to have experienced discrimination while working for the Centre for Global Development (CGD). | She was found to have experienced discrimination while working for the Centre for Global Development (CGD). |
| The think tank said it would continue to try to build an inclusive workplace. | The think tank said it would continue to try to build an inclusive workplace. |
| In their decision on Friday, three London judges said Ms Forstater should receive compensation of £91,500 and interest of £14,904.31. | In their decision on Friday, three London judges said Ms Forstater should receive compensation of £91,500 and interest of £14,904.31. |
| The sum is to reflect lost earnings, injury to feelings and aggravated damages after the CGD's decision not to renew her contract or fellowship. | The sum is to reflect lost earnings, injury to feelings and aggravated damages after the CGD's decision not to renew her contract or fellowship. |
| What does transgender mean and what does the law say? | What does transgender mean and what does the law say? |
| Ms Forstater, the founder of campaign group Sex Matters, believes biological sex is immutable and not to be conflated with gender identity. | Ms Forstater, the founder of campaign group Sex Matters, believes biological sex is immutable and not to be conflated with gender identity. |
| She told The Times on Friday that the ruling "sends a message to employers that this is discrimination like any other discrimination". | She told The Times on Friday that the ruling "sends a message to employers that this is discrimination like any other discrimination". |
| Ms Forstater was congratulated in a tweet by Harry Potter author JK Rowling, who has courted controversy with her own statements on trans issues. | Ms Forstater was congratulated in a tweet by Harry Potter author JK Rowling, who has courted controversy with her own statements on trans issues. |
| The contentious and high-profile case even proved divisive in the courts. | The contentious and high-profile case even proved divisive in the courts. |
| Ms Forstater's lost her original case in 2019, when she was told by a tribunal judge that her approach was "not worthy of respect in a democratic society". | Ms Forstater's lost her original case in 2019, when she was told by a tribunal judge that her approach was "not worthy of respect in a democratic society". |
| But she appealed, and won the backing two years later of a High Court judge - who said her views were protected by the Equalities Act 2010. | But she appealed, and won the backing two years later of a High Court judge - who said her views were protected by the Equalities Act 2010. |
| A fresh tribunal was ordered, and ruled last year that Ms Forstater experienced "direct discrimination" related to her beliefs. | A fresh tribunal was ordered, and ruled last year that Ms Forstater experienced "direct discrimination" related to her beliefs. |
| Commenting on the July 2022 ruling, charity Stonewall said the decision did not "change the reality of trans people's workplace protection". | Commenting on the July 2022 ruling, charity Stonewall said the decision did not "change the reality of trans people's workplace protection". |
| It added: "No-one has the right to discriminate against, or harass, trans people simply because they disagree with their existence and participation in society." | It added: "No-one has the right to discriminate against, or harass, trans people simply because they disagree with their existence and participation in society." |
| Responding to Friday's tribunal decision, a spokesperson for the CGD said it "has and will continue to strive to maintain a workplace that is welcoming, safe and inclusive to all." | Responding to Friday's tribunal decision, a spokesperson for the CGD said it "has and will continue to strive to maintain a workplace that is welcoming, safe and inclusive to all." |
| It added that the organisation could "once again to focus exclusively on our mission: reducing global poverty and inequality through economic research that drives better policy and practice." | It added that the organisation could "once again to focus exclusively on our mission: reducing global poverty and inequality through economic research that drives better policy and practice." |
| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Employment tribunals | Employment tribunals |
| LGBT | LGBT |
| Transgender people | Transgender people |