A woman who said she suffered harassment at Arts Council England (ACE) for saying people cannot change sex has won her claim against her former employer.
Denise Fahmy, who had worked at the public funding body for over 15 years, complained at an employment tribunal that she had been harassed and victimised due to her “gender critical” beliefs.
In a unanimous judgment on June 26, the Leeds Employment Tribunal ruled that Fahmy was subjected to harassment for her beliefs at her workplace.
Reacting to the news on Twitter, Fahmy said she was “delighted” to have won her claim, adding, “It cannot be acceptable that people like me, who believe, as most people do, that [you] can’t change sex, are subjected to harassment at work.”…