A lesbian barrister was awarded £22,000 in damages after an employment tribunal ruled she faced discrimation over her "gender-critical belief". Allison Bailey sued her employers Garden Court Chambers and the LGBTQ+ charity Stonewall after a backlash against her view that sex cannot change.
In October 2019, Ms Bailey had been involved in setting up the LGB Alliance advocacy group to resist "gender extremism". Tweets she made led to complaints being sent to her employer, alleging her opinions were transphobic.
GCC tweeted a statement that it would investigate those allegations under a complaints procedure. In doing so, the tribunal found the firm discriminated against her and ordered them to pay £22,000 compensation for injury to feelings, plus interest of £4,693.33.
