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Nov 2023
Can ‘Deadnaming’ a Transgender Person Lead to a Successful Claim in Gender Reassignment Discrimination?
Yes, found the employment tribunal in Miss AB v Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames on 11 September 2023. A transgender woman has successfully claimed direct discrimination on the grounds of gender reassignment. The employment tribunal found that deadnaming the worker (AB) amounted to less favourable treatment and was because of the claimant’s protected characteristic.…