BARRISTER and LGB Alliance co-founder Allison Bailey has lost her lawsuit against Stonewall but has won her employment tribunal case against Garden Court Chambers.
She has been awarded £22,000, arguing at a tribunal that she had been subjected to discrimination because of her gender-critical beliefs.
In 2019, Allison Bailey, a barrister at Garden Court Chambers (GCC) in London, claimed that her opinions led to the incorrect labelling of her as transphobic.
The criminal defence attorney claimed that she had been subjected to workplace discrimination as a result of her attitudes toward transgender individuals and that Stonewall had illegally persuaded Garden Court to punish her for those attitudes.
GCC was found to have discriminated against her by tweeting that it will look into her tweets that opposed the premise that biological sex can change.
Stonewall collaborated with GCC, which had signed up for its “diversity champions” programme. Stonewall was accused of “trans-extremism” by Bailey.
The 30-year veteran barrister said at the Central London Employment Tribunal hearing that her income had been “significantly decreased” as a result of the way she had been treated in compared to prior years.
Her claim that no one can change their biological sex was supported by the tribunal, and her position was determined to be legally protected.
However, Bailey, a lesbian, was unsuccessful in her lawsuit against Stonewall for discrimination. The outcome, according to her, demonstrated that she had been victimised.
Following the decision, Stonewall released a statement in which it expressed satisfaction with the tribunal’s decision.
“The case heard by the employment tribunal did not accurately reflect our intentions and our influence on organisations,” the statement said.
“Leaders within organisations are responsible for the organisational culture and the behaviour of their employees and workers.
“Stonewall’s resources, support and guidance is just one set of inputs they use to help them as they consider how best to meet the needs of their own organisation.”
The tribunal also denied her argument that her chambers were responsible for her losing her job and income due to her views.
GCC declared that it was considering an appeal after the verdict reportedly dismissed the primary criticisms levelled against it.
She founded the LGB Alliance in 2019, a charity that supports lesbian, gay and bisexual people and it opposes many Stonewall policies.
She said she had raised more than £500,000 from about 9,000 individual donors to fund her legal case.
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