It turns out the massive rise in fatal teen stabbings across the United Kingdom aren’t enough to keep British police busy. Now, they’re going after a Christian journalist for supposedly “misgendering” someone on Twitter – a “crime” that could actually net a person jail time.
Catholic journalist Caroline Farrow said she was contacted by the police after a woman named Susie Green accused her of “misgendering” her transgender daughter.
And by "daughter," I mean a boy who thinks he’s a girl.
In a tweetstorm unleashed earlier this week, Farrow says the Guildford police reportedly contacted her over tweets she’d written five months ago in which she supposedly referred to Green’s “daughter” using male pronouns. The "offensive" tweets came after both Farrow and Green made an appearance on “Good Morning Britain” to discuss the Girl Guides' new rules on accommodating transgender students.
Had a message from Guildford police tonight about my tweets following an appearance on @GMB with Susie Green and Piers Morgan. Susie Green has reported me for misgendering her daughter.
— Caroline Farrow (@CF_Farrow) March 18, 2019
Here’s the GMB interview the police referred to. From what I understand this wasn’t illegal but some follow-up tweets were. https://t.co/suOELE7aSK
— Caroline Farrow (@CF_Farrow) March 18, 2019
Farrow added that she didn’t even remember the apparently offensive tweets in question, but said the police told her that she’d be arrested if she didn’t submit to an interview about the allegations.
I don’t even remember said tweets! I probably said “he” or “son” or something. 🤷🏼♀️
— Caroline Farrow (@CF_Farrow) March 18, 2019
All I have been told that following an appearance on Good Morning Britain I made some tweets misgendering Susie Green’s child and that I need to attend a taped interview.
— Caroline Farrow (@CF_Farrow) March 18, 2019
Oh and if I don’t go for an interview about some tweets that allegedly misgendered, I will apparently be arrested. Which is nice. 👍🏻
— Caroline Farrow (@CF_Farrow) March 18, 2019
According to The Spectator, police have confirmed they’re looking into the allegations.
Regardless of whether she’s found guilty, Farrow has maintained that she’ll continue to stand behind her belief that people can’t change their biological sex, and that “misgendering” trans people isn’t wrong.
I don’t even remember said tweets. This was in September! But I really not got give a flying toss. I have done nothing wrong, nothing illegal and will happily do jail time for my right to say that people cannot change sex.
— Caroline Farrow (@CF_Farrow) March 18, 2019
You can check out the original GMB interview that supposedly set the whole thing off right here: