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Maya Forstater is entitled to her views, but anti-transgender beliefs don’t belong in the workplace

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Trixie78 · 27/04/2021 20:54

I don't even know where to start with the inaccuracies in this article. It's making my blood boil.

www.independent.co.uk/voices/maya-forstater-rowling-trans-b1838137.html

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JellyBabiesFan · 27/04/2021 21:07

"The Central London Employment Tribunal upheld the dismissal after judge James Tayler described her beliefs as 'not worthy of respect in a democratic society'. "

Fuck me, what a bloody insane decision.

lottiegarbanzo · 27/04/2021 21:04

The Indie has long since turned into a half online newspaper, half propaganda pamphlet on behalf of its owner's pet projects and causes, hybrid.

TheFleegleHasLanded · 27/04/2021 21:04

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SunsetBeetch · 27/04/2021 21:04

Archived here:

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OldCrone · 27/04/2021 21:00

It's full of lies.

From the first paragraph:
Her view is that transgender women are men and the law should protect her right to say so at work, including if a transgender woman happened to be her work colleague.

What Maya said:
Believing that the material reality of sex is important does not preclude accommodating a person’s wish to not have their biological sex declared or emphasised in official, professional or social situations in situations where their sex does not matter.

hiyamaya.net/sex-and-gender/

HandInGlove85 · 27/04/2021 20:59

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Erkrie · 27/04/2021 20:59

Just ignore it. Some people just don't like facts. And that's a fact.

Thank you Maya. ♥️

HermioneWeasley · 27/04/2021 20:55

Let’s not give it clicks. Let’s just ignore and revel in the fact that it’s very likely that tomorrow knowing humans can’t change sex and that sex and gender identity are not the same thing, will be a protected characteristic, and we can’t be fired for it.

What an amazing gift that will be to all the women who’ve been afraid to speak out. Thank you Maya!

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Trixie78 · 27/04/2021 20:55

Sorry

It would also, which perhaps may even concern Forstater, apply not only to beliefs that harm transgender people, but to any controversial belief a person may hold – including, for example, a belief that women are intellectually inferior to men. If Ms Forstater succeeds before the court, a man at work will have the protection of the law to make those statements at work whenever he likes, causing whatever damage he likes to the women he works with.

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Trixie78 · 27/04/2021 20:54

I think this is one of the worst lies......

If Ms Forstater succeeds before the court, a man at work will have the protection of the law to make those statements at work whenever he likes, causing whatever damage he likes to the women he works with.

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