Trans lawyer seeks order to stop journalist tweeting her

A TRANSGENDER lawyer is trying to stop a Catholic journalist from sending tweets to her by seeking an antiharassment injunction through the High Court.

Stephanie Hayden, a commentator and activist who is legally female, alleges that Caroline Farrow sent her hundreds of tweets over several days.

It is understood an application was made to the High Court yesterday for an anti-harassment injunction against Mrs Farrow, a mother of five.

Mr Justice Waksman decided a further hearing should be held to give the journalist an opportunity to offer her side of the story and issued an order to be delivered to her personally.

Ms Hayden wrote on Twitter: “Today I served an Order of the High Court with the authority and authorisation of a High Court Judge.”

Previously, Mrs Farrow was asked to attend a voluntary police interview after allegedly using the wrong pronoun when referring to a campaigner’s transgender daughter.

Ms Hayden, meanwhile, sued Graham Linehan, the writer of Father Ted, for allegedly publishing tweets “deliberately misgendering” her.

Mrs Farrow last night said she refused to take the papers from Ms Hayden, adding that she was “shocked” by the allegations – which she denies – and “alarmed” by the decision of Ms Hayden to visit her.

The papers, which Ms Hayden said she left on her doorstep, inform Mrs Farrow of a hearing in the High Court at 2pm on Thursday.