Lesbian social worker Elizabeth Pitt was reported by council colleagues for ‘gender-critical views’ – kickstarting a 10-month legal battle
It started with a dachshund in a dress, and ended with a legal case that has cost taxpayers thousands. Elizabeth Pitt, 63, a social worker, has won her 10-month legal battle against Cambridgeshire County Council for harassment and direct discrimination, after she was investigated for being transphobic.
“The whole thing has been a Kafkaesque nightmare,” she says. “I didn’t want to complain about anything, I just wanted to get on with my job. These people accusing me of transphobia thought they needed sympathy and empathy but in fact it was my rights which were being impinged. This all comes down to basic common sense.”
