Calling a transgender woman ‘w***er’ is discrimination because the insult commonly refers to men, tribunal suggests

Our thanks to Gerry for this. He writes:

So calling a trans woman a wanker is hate speech but calling me a wanker is a diagnosis. That says a lot. About whom I am not sure.


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