Catholic Journalist Questioned by Police for Tweet

Case information
Incident date
Country
United Kingdom
Place
Guildford
Categories
  • Government Restrictions
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Societal Sphere
  • Governmental
Religious Freedom / Discrimination
  • Exclusion (of individuals or ideas)
  • Freedom of Expression

Caroline Farrow, a Catholic journalist, was investigated under the "malicious communications act" after the founder of a transgender charity accused her of misgendering her daughter in a tweet. Farrow said it is her religious belief that a person cannot change sex.

The Surrey police investigation followed a October 2018 Twitter incident after a television debate between Farrow and Susie Green, the founder of Mermaids whose adult daughter is transgender. Green later withdrew the complaint.

Sources: Evening Standard and Premier

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