xychromosomeguy - formerly known as... James Orwin

XYchromosomeGuy

formerly James (Jim) Orwin

When the Chief Executive of my former employer, East Riding of Yorkshire Council, sent out an email inviting all employees to add pronouns to their email footers, I recognised the invitation as a de facto policy of self-identification, and added: ‘XYchromosomeGuy/AdultHumanMale’ to my email footer. My view was (and remains) that a policy of self-identification, by which anyone can identify however they choose, has the potential to be extremely dangerous. If a man is allowed to self-identify as a woman, I surely have the right, on the basis of biology, to identify as an adult human male with XY chromosomes. The way I self-identified in my email footer referred only to me and did not seek to infringe the rights of others to self-identify in any manner they might choose.

After a disciplinary investigation, I was dismissed for “gross misconduct” for refusing to follow a ‘reasonable’ management instruction to remove my email footer. I took East Riding of Yorkshire Council to an Employment Tribunal on grounds of religion or belief discrimination, without legal representation. Ultimately, the Employment Tribunal found in favour of the Council, which claimed, bizarrely, that my email footer posed ‘a serious risk’ to the transgender community. Subsequently, following a cost application, the Tribunal ordered me to pay ERYC’s legal expenses.

In creating this GoFundMe page, I am standing up for the fundamental principles of equality, freedom of speech, and freedom of expression. I invite those who share the same concerns as me to donate the minimum amount allowed on the GoFundMe platform, £5.00; and then go on to spread the word among family, friends, colleagues, and on social media. The money raised will go towards covering any costs imposed on me by the Employment Tribunal.

Due entirely to my interview with Michelle Dewberry on GB News two days earlier, on 14 November 2024 the surplus above £13,000 (my initial target) was £2,205. This will be redirected into the Free Speech Union’s Fighting Fund in the coming days, as promised. I would urge everyone to consider joining the FSU. Their Silver Membership (annual concessionary subscription) is currently just £29.99.

However, going forward all funds raised will be utilised for my own challenge of self-identification.

I am sure that I speak for the vast majority of the British public in being concerned about the indoctrination of children in schools; the social transitioning of minors; the misogynistic erosion of sex-based rights and safe spaces for women and girls; the erasure of lesbians; the homophobic attempts to ‘trans away the gay’ in vulnerable gender dysphoric children; the relentless attack on academic freedoms and pedagogy; the workplace victimisation of people who challenge the insidious creep of gender ideology; and the capture of public sector organisations, institutions and authorities that have a duty of political impartiality.

Those who wish to discover more about this case should visit the companion website xychromosomeguy.com, by following this link.

Thank you.

Jim Orwin

XYchromosomeGuy