Two academics have failed in their attempt to sue their union for stopping their trans-critical film from being shown to students at the University of Edinburgh.
Deirdre O’Neill, a lecturer at the University of Hertfordshire, and Michael Wayne, a professor at Brunel University, argued that they suffered unlawful discrimination when the University and College Union (UCU) opposed their film, Adult Human Female, which challenges claims made by trans rights activists.
On Monday, Employment Judge Laidler, sitting with two side members, concluded the claimants were not treated detrimentally contrary to the Equality Act 2010, and were not subjected to harassment.
The tribunal noted that UCU Edinburgh was not objecting to the beliefs of the claimants but was protesting against a film which it believed presented misinformation about trans and non-binary people and that was damaging to trans and non-binary staff and students.
Source: Academics lose discrimination case over trans-critical film