A breastfeeding mother of two kept in police custody for 11 hours after misgendering a transgender woman on Twitter pleaded not guilty to charges in court on 18 September 2019 before her defence barrister announced she will be making a 'bad character application' regarding the complainant. Kate Scottow, 38, was arrested in front of her children last December after a
Published in part March 2018. The first trial for transgender hate crime sensationally collapsed on 1 March 2019 in a case against a transgender blogger charged with harassment over an argument on Twitter with a trans rights campaigner. The judge in the case of the Crown against Miranda Yardley, a prominent women’s rights activist who is transsexual, decided there was
Commissioned but unpublished June 2018. A Conservative MP facing possible suspension for hosting an event to discuss the impact of transgender rights on women has had charges dropped after a complaint was made by a transgender councillor. David Davies, 47, MP for Monmouth in south Wales, was investigated for a breach of House of Commons rules after stepping in
Published in print but not online September 2018 after two months digging. A women’s group is predicting an upsurge in violent and sexual crime appearing to be committed by women as police forces are allowing offenders to choose whether they are recorded as male or female rather than by their biological sex. The National Police Chiefs’ Council has confirmed
Commissioned but spiked March 2018. References abstract, not published paper. Stats correct at time of not going to press. When Veronica’s* 15-year-old daughter told her mother and stepfather last year she thought she may be gay, there was no hesitation for this modern, liberal couple in supporting their only child as she adjusted to her sexuality. After a fledging
