A retired Anglican vicar whose bank account was closed down after he expressed gender critical views says people are becoming less afraid to speak out against trans ideology.
The Rev Richard Fothergill, 62, told The Telegraph in an interview that there has been a “sea-change” in attitudes towards transgenderism.
His account with the Yorkshire Building Society (YBS), which he had held for 17 years, was closed earlier this year after he complained about the bank’s public messaging during Pride month.
In a letter to YBS in June, he said that the bank should be “worrying about financial issues” instead of promoting LBGT ideology. He also criticised trans ideology.
In response, YBS said that it had a “zero tolerance approach to discrimination” and that their relationship with Rev Fothergill had “irrevocably broken down”.
Speaking during a recent…
