Work and pensions official investigated and found guilty of breaching department’s behaviour policy and rules on harassment
Among the remarks made by the civil servant, and branded as “inappropriate comments relating to trans women” by a DWP investigator, were the comments: “One of the things I struggle to understand as a lesbian myself is, how can trans women be lesbian as lesbian is same sex attracted, not gender?”, “I find the term cis very offensive”, “Sport is segregated because there is a difference” and “What if you don’t believe in gender? I don’t”.
Discussing the comment, “It’s useful to hear both sides of a subject,” a DWP investigator claimed that the “event did not appear to be a forum designed to generate debate on both sides of the subject” and therefore it was “inappropriate” and made in the wrong context.
The department’s investigation led to an official warning against the civil servant.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/01/06/civil-servant-warning-inappropriate-trans-debate/
On first reading I thought this is clearly against the now legally established right to the belief in sex being a biological reality.
On re-reading I still see that but would also say that it is homophobic of whoever accused her, because she was making statement about her protected characteristic of being same sex attracted.
Article can be read at https://archive.ph/c043P