Teenage girl banned over transgender remark appeals with help of group assisting Allison Pearson
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The teenage girl banned from football after asking a “bearded” transgender opponent “Are you a man?” is to appeal her punishment with the help of a free-speech group that is also assisting Allison Pearson. The Free Speech Union (FSU) has appointed leading barrister John Jolliffe to fight a guilty verdict imposed by a national serious case panel that has provoked growing outrage and a protest outside Wembley ahead of England’s Nations League victory against Republic of Ireland on Sunday.
Ben Rumsby, The Telegraph, 18th November 2024.