A lawyer and the United Kingdom government department she works with are facing a lawsuit after she said only women menstruate.
Elspeth Duemmer Wrigley, a lawyer linked to the Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs, said an unnamed person is suing her over her criticism of gender ideology at work.
In a crowdfunder for her legal bills set up on Tuesday, Wrigley said the lawsuit takes issue with a statement she made during a seminar on “Women and Autism” in which she said that “only women menstruate.”
The lawsuit also attacks her for several comments and posts made in the workplace, she said, including her sharing links to an interview with detransitioner Ritchie Herron, sharing the link to a children’s book, “My Body is Me,” and a post on an internal work forum in which she explained why she was critical of gender ideology.
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