A Leeds preacher who misgendered a trans woman has had their conviction overturned, citing 'free speech'
A Christian preacher who was found guilty of harassing a transgender woman by repeatedly referring to her as a “man” and a “gentleman” in public has had his conviction quashed.
Mr Hawks said although they accepted McConnell’s words had been insulting and that Ms Munir had suffered "harassment, alarm and distress", there was no evidence the appellant had intended to harass her. Asked how she felt about this, Ms Munir told the appeal hearing: "Upset. Emotionally distraught, as this had never happened to me before." In the witness box, McConnell said: "In my view, I wasn’t misgendering and I was gendering correctly." He added: "I think people could have been offended but that’s not the intention. My intention was to simply stay faithful to my beliefs, stay faithful to God and to stay faithful to my conscience.
Recorder Hawks said: "We are not here to opine on transgender issues. We are not here to opine on whether or not the appellant’s views on the Bible are correct or misplaced." The judge addressed accusations that the arrest of McConnell had been unlawfully, saying his view was that it was not and the officer involved had acted properly in the circumstances.
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