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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent

Gender-critical woman wins harassment claim against Arts Council England

Activists protest against an LGB Alliance conference at London’s Queen Elizabeth II Centre
Activists protest against an LGB Alliance conference at London’s Queen Elizabeth II Centre. Photograph: Picture Capital/Alamy

A gender-critical woman has won a harassment claim against Arts Council England, after hostile comments were made about her beliefs at an internal meeting and on a petition circulated within the organisation.

Denise Fahmy’s claim at Leeds employment tribunal related to the fallout over the London Community Fund’s (LCF) decision to award a grant drawn from an Arts Council England (ACE) fund to the gender-critical LGB Alliance. The grant was later suspended.

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