Equality Act and protected belief
The Free Speech Union has covered 64 stories on this topic. Browse our coverage below.
16 March 2026
FSU victory for gender-critical councillor
Independent councillor and FSU member Dulcie Tudor has been cleared by an external investigation into complaints about her gender-critical Facebook posts.
28 February 2026
Judge rules that Christian social worker who had his job offer withdrawn was discriminated against
A landmark ruling finds that a mental health charity unlawfully discriminated against Christian social worker Felix Ngole by withdrawing a job offer over his biblical views on marriage.
21 November 2025
Right to criticise Islam ruled a protected belief under the Equality Act 2010
4 August 2025
Gender-critical campaigners welcome new EHRC Chair amid pressure on public bodies to enforce ‘biological sex’ ruling
5 July 2025
Denying services to gender-critical clients is unlawful, court rules
9 June 2025
Victory for free speech as Supreme Court shuts down final appeal in Kristie Higgs case
4 June 2025
Publisher settles case after claiming she was ‘hounded out’ over gender-critical views
8 May 2025
Gender critical football fan faces legal costs threat after stadium ban by Newcastle United
3 May 2025
Sports bodies reverse trans inclusion policies following Supreme Court ruling
23 April 2025
The new biologically immutable Keir Starmer
21 April 2025
Supreme Court victors getting death threats in gender ruling backlash
11 April 2025
Police officers taught they have white privilege – after force found guilty of anti-white discrimination
21 March 2025
Christian teacher who said ‘LGBT is a sin’ loses court battle
18 March 2025
Do not discriminate against gender-critical women, Lib Dems told
14 March 2025
Tribunal rejects ex-Met officer’s ‘numpty’ discrimination claim
26 February 2025
Lecturer loses tribunal after claiming ‘tone policing’ was a racist micro-aggression
16 February 2025
Stormont politicians clash with gender-critical group over language on single-sex spaces
13 February 2025
Judges back Christian sacked for Facebook posts
12 February 2025
Higgs v Farmor’s School: a landmark moment for workplace free speech
14 January 2025
Bar Council Chair warns new EDI Duty could undermine barristers’ independence
10 January 2025
Reform member Saba Poursaeedi suing ex-employer for political discrimination after he was fired over links to the party
18 December 2024
Lib Dems barred domestic abuse survivor from standing as MP over gender-critical views
5 December 2024
Pro-Brexit views are not protected philosophical beliefs, tribunal rules
30 November 2024
Unknowingly using words people perceive as ‘offensive’ can be harassment, judge says
25 November 2024
Police force faces legal action over guidance allowing trans officers to strip-search women
21 November 2024
Bar Council row over regulator’s plan for equality rules
17 November 2024
Welsh Government vows to change “beliefs and behaviour of the white majority”
8 November 2024
Woman hounded out of rape crisis centre over gender critical beliefs to receive £70,000
30 October 2024
Give white children more money in Monopoly to teach racism and privilege, councils tell parents
29 October 2024
Legal advocacy group criticises “discriminatory and illegal” plan to boycott Israeli book industry
28 October 2024
Queer running club “barred Israeli photographer for refusing to say he was pro-Palestine”
28 October 2024
Racism is when “white people hold negative views” of others, claims senior Labour adviser
23 October 2024
Teacher struck-off after questioning school’s gender identity policy
11 October 2024
Labour establishes new equality unit to push forward with trans-inclusive conversion therapy ban
9 October 2024
Non-binary customers win compensation for being asked if they are male or female
2 October 2024
UK Court of Appeal confirms date for hearing involving the FSU
27 September 2024
Government makes “significant concession”, acknowledging ‘Islamophobia’ definition in conflict with Equalities Act
22 September 2024
Right to offend is essential to being British
17 September 2024
Gender-neutral dog row led to harassment of lesbian worker, tribunal hears
27 August 2024
Teachers will be trained to challenge ‘whiteness’ in schools
4 August 2024
Council admits discriminating against social worker over her gender-critical views
28 July 2024
Lib Dems admit discriminating against gender-critical candidate
25 July 2024
Gender critical barrister loses appeal against Stonewall
11 July 2024
Will single-sex spaces be preserved under Labour?
1 July 2024
FSU granted permission to intervene in two separate Court of Appeal cases
9 June 2024
Book festivals accused of discrimination after dropping sponsor “linked with Israel”
8 June 2024
JK Rowling backs NI woman’s bid to sue employer over gender critical belief discrimination
5 June 2024
The problem with Kemi Badenoch’s transgender reforms
16 May 2024
Stonewall ‘muddying waters’ on gender law, says former top judge
2 May 2024
Banned and spied on for her beliefs — FSU member launches legal action against Newcastle United Football Club!
20 April 2024
King’s College London bars staff from promotion unless they support pro-trans diversity policy
3 April 2024
Christian social worker sues NHS-backed care firm after “being denied job for anti-LGBTQ+ views”
1 April 2024
Diversity training “forces workers to hide beliefs” for fear of losing job
20 March 2024
Britain’s diversity drive is counterproductive and has backfired, says Kemi Badenoch
20 March 2024
Gender critical teacher tells tribunal he was sacked after refusing to use trans student’s preferred pronouns
20 March 2024
Protesters can’t use beliefs as vandalism defence, court rules
14 March 2024
Fix the Equality Act to restore sanity to the trans debate
17 February 2024
Royal College of General Practitioners forced into U-turn after conceding equalities legislation prevents cancellation of gender critical doctors’ conference
9 February 2024
Shahrar Ali wins big free speech victory against Green Party over ‘gender critical’ views
6 February 2024
Bristol University professor sacked for anti-Zionist views was unfairly dismissed, tribunal finds
6 February 2024
Stonewall “targeting” boss of equalities watchdog with “unreasonable, vexatious complaints”
27 January 2024
The law is now clear: you can’t be punished for holding ‘gender-critical’ views
24 January 2024
Yes, employees have the right to be gender critical
23 January 2024
Open University Professor wins tribunal case over gender-critical views
