Lesbian woman who called 'gender-fluid' dachshund 'male' awarded $82,933 in legal battle

A legal case involving a "gender-fluid" dachshund has cost taxpayers in the United Kingdom more than £63,000 ($82,933 or Rs 69,48,306). Gleicon Analha, the owner of the dog named Pablo, has accused a lesbian social worker, Lizzy Pitt, of voicing "transphobic" comments on a Zoom call.

Pablo was also a part of the call and was wearing a dress that Analha put on the dog to prompt a debate about gender. The call was for LGBTQIA+ employees of Cambridgeshire County Council where he identified his dachshund as "gender fluid".

In the court documents, Analha, who is a young people worker on the council’s Targeted Support Team, complained that Pitt and her colleague commented "Your dog is male" when he claimed that his dog was gender fluid. He says it felt like "an attack on his ‘personal choices and lived experiences".

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He stated that both the women made "some transphobic comments and this caused an emotional impact on the peer group."

Pablo has an Instagram page which Analha says he started "to bring awareness regarding gender and sexuality through my dog".

"I identify my dog as gender fluid, and I actually enjoy speaking with people about human gender expression and how we (as a society) imprinted this in animals and culturally we repeat the gender expressions and stereotypes to the young generation," he said in the employment tribunal documents in January 2023.

"When [the other employee] stated 'Your dog is male!' with a provocative and angry tone of voice, the group was silent and shocked, she ignored our previous conversation and I felt this was the first attack on my personal choices and lived experience."

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Analha claimed that others on the call "were shaking, feeling threatened and horrified with the disrespectful comments."

He went on to write an email to his bosses and the council’s HR team in which he wrote that "all the LGBTQIA+ peer group agreed to share their statements and take this further."

Talking about the "mental health impact", he said, "These transphobic and deeply hurtful attacks touch deeply my values, this is the second night that I couldn’t sleep thinking about the cruelty."

Both women were reported for their "really aggressive tone" and "non-inclusive and transphobic" views. She was told that her comments had a "detrimental impact on the mental health and well-being of the complainants". Pitt was banned from contacting members of the group or attending meetings and so she decided to make a harassment complaint with the tribunal.

The judge stated, as per records, that Pitt suffered because of her "gender-critical beliefs" and was awarded over £55,910 and won £8,000 in legal costs. Nearly £30,000 of this was for the loss of earnings and £22,000 compensation for injury to feelings. With interest, the total amount came to£55,910.