Tuesday 20 September 2022 01:02 PM JK Rowling's lesbian lawyer friend Allison Bailey resumes legal battle with ... trends now

Tuesday 20 September 2022 01:02 PM JK Rowling's lesbian lawyer friend Allison Bailey resumes legal battle with ... trends now
Tuesday 20 September 2022 01:02 PM JK Rowling's lesbian lawyer friend Allison Bailey resumes legal battle with ... trends now

Tuesday 20 September 2022 01:02 PM JK Rowling's lesbian lawyer friend Allison Bailey resumes legal battle with ... trends now

A barrister who won a tribunal against her chambers after they discriminated against her for her beliefs on gender rights has resumed her battle with a controversial LGBT charity.

Allison Bailey, who is friends with JK Rowling, had accused Garden Court Chambers of withholding work from her and trying to crush her spirit.

She said it happened after she criticised Stonewall's trans policies including recommendations to change pronouns from 'she and he' to 'they and their'.

Ms Bailey - who is a lesbian - believes sex is biological and cannot change, and that the word 'woman' is defined as 'adult human female'. 

She won £22,000 in damages from GCC after winning part of the discrimination case.

But she lost part of her case in her claim that Stonewall had instructed or induced the treatment by the chambers. 

Today she announced she had appealed against part of the tribunal's ruling.

She said: 'I have appealed the decision of the ET dismissing my claim against Stonewall for causing a basic contravention of the Equality Act 2010. The appeal has been lodged at the EAT within the deadline. It will almost certainly be heard in the new year.

Allison Bailey accused LGBTQ charity Stonewall of operating 'like a criminal protection racket' by persuading firms to follow its transgender policies. Pictured: Harry Potter author JK Rowling with Ms Bailey during a lunch with other prominent feminists in London in April

Allison Bailey accused LGBTQ charity Stonewall of operating 'like a criminal protection racket' by persuading firms to follow its transgender policies. Pictured: Harry Potter author JK Rowling with Ms Bailey during a lunch with other prominent feminists in London in April

Some members of the LGBT community is calling on the public bodies and private companies who are members of Stonewall to come out of the charity scheme

Some members of the LGBT community is calling on the public bodies and private companies who are members of Stonewall to come out of the charity scheme

Allison announced this morning she would be appealing the decision relating to Stonewall

Allison announced this morning she would be appealing the decision relating to Stonewall

'The EAT will be asked to order that my claim against Stonewall succeeds. Garden Court Chambers have not appealed. The ET's decision against them for discrimination & victimisation & the award of damages & aggravated damages stands.

'The ET's findings that gender critical belief includes the belief that 'gender identity theory as proselytised by Stonewall is severely detrimental' to women, and lesbians, is unchallenged and also stands. Stonewall is not off the hook. Far from it.'

The partially-successful judgement in July saw Ms Rowling praise Ms Bailey as her 'heroine'.

Within minutes of the ruling, the Harry Potter writer tweeted: 'Allison Bailey is a heroine to me and innumerable other feminists for refusing to

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