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Sarah Phillimore vs. transgender people

Sarah Phillimore is a barrister and anti-transgender activist. Phillimore is associated with anti-trans groups Genspect and Fair Cop.

Background

Sarah V. Phillimore is family law barrister who has practiced in St John’s Chambers, Bristol.

Anti-transgender activism

Phillimore said, “Since 2018 I have joined the discussion on line and in real life about sex, gender and how we identify. […] I am particularly concerned about the risk of harm to children who are encouraged to ‘transition’ at an early age.

In June 2020, a Twitter user posted that Phillimore’s tweets had led to a “record for life.” Wiltshire Police confirmed that twelve pages of Phillimore’s tweets had been recorded as transphobic and religiously aggravated “non-crime hate incidents.” Phillimore fought the finding.

Phillimore is a co-founder of Fair Cop, “a group of gender critical lawyers, police officers, writers & professionals dedicated to upholding Articles 8-11 ECHR & removing politics from policing.”

Phillimore is also a critic of the CAFCASS Guidance Working with Children and Gender Identity January 2023 

References

Click to access Trans%2BYouth%2Bin%2BCare%2B-%2BA%2BGuide%2BFor%2BSocial%2BCare%2BProfessionals.pdf

-https://genderparity.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Cafcass-Full-Guidance-Working-with-Gender-Identity-Final-Jan-2023.pdf

Resources

Twitter (twitter.com)

Child Protection Resource (childprotectionresource.online)

Fair Cop (faircop.org.uk)

Substack (substack.com)

Crowd Justice (crowdjustice.com)