Transsexual wins sexual discrimination case

A transsexual has been awarded £64,862 compensation after a tribunal found that she had endured verbal and physical harassment at work. The transsexual was a crew member working on a ferry in the engine room. After two years of abuse, she was forced to resign. The company admitted sexual discrimination. The tribunal report said: “For nearly two years prior to her resignation, the claimant was forced to endure at work an atmosphere of intimidation and hostility caused by the fact that she was undergoing gender-reassignment. Such culture was tolerated and promoted and sanctioned by the claimant’s immediate managers.”