DISMISSED FOR DEFENDING REALITY – KEVIN FIGHTS ON!

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Mathematics teacher Kevin Lister says he was dismissed from New College Swindon for standing firmly by his conviction that biological sex is immutable. He joins me to discuss his ongoing efforts to clear his name and to hold accountable those he believes are guilty of the safeguarding violations he himself was accused of. Kevin’s courage, positivity, and determination to stand for the truth about the immutability of sex should inspire anyone committed to defending real marriage. Watch the full interview here.

Kevin explains how the issue began when he refused to socially transition a 16-year-old female student without parental consent or appropriate safeguarding reassurances. “I immediately raised a safeguarding concern,” Kevin states. Yet, shockingly, he reports the college informed him it was “policy not to tell the parents” about significant decisions involving minors.

Despite intense pressure to affirm gender ideology, Kevin remained steadfast, plainly telling the student, “Of course you can [enter the girls’ maths competition] ’cos you’re a girl.” His principled stance led to a formal complaint, an internal investigation, and ultimately his dismissal – which he says the college justified by accusing him of holding “right-wing views”.

Refusing to accept this quietly, Kevin represented himself at an employment tribunal due to financial constraints. Although initially unsuccessful, he remains undeterred and is now vigorously pursuing an appeal with the support of a highly capable barrister financed through crowdfunding. Kevin highlights the broader significance of his case, explaining that the way the college handled the complaint against him “completely violates all safeguarding principles”.

Kevin emphasises the need for personal accountability, stating, “unless we can hold people personally accountable for the damages they have caused young people…this will not stop”. Despite the considerable personal and professional cost, he remains resolute, seeing his battle as fundamentally about protecting “the rights of teachers to have freedom to discuss issues and not to be forced into pursuing ideological premises”.

C4M will continue to highlight threats to the fundamental distinction between male and female – a distinction crucial to the definition and integrity of man-woman marriage. We stand alongside individuals like Kevin, who bravely fight to defend and restore the truths underpinning real marriage.