A TRANS activist at the centre of the Graham Linehan arrest is a disgraced cop behind scores of gender-based legal challenges.
Lynsay Watson, 58, was sacked by Leicestershire for branding former officer Harry Miller a woman- beater and a Nazi during an 18-month online campaign.
A trans activist at the centre of the Graham Linehan arrest is a disgraced cop behind scores of gender-based legal challenges
The Father Ted creator was arrested this week for ‘anti-trans tweets’
Watson labelled Mr Miller’s group Fair Cop “domestic terrorists”.
A disciplinary hearing was told that when warned about conduct, Scottish-born Watson set up fake accounts to continue sending the “derogatory and abusive” messages.
Watson, born Alex Horwood, was dismissed for gross misconduct in October 2023 after three years with the force.
Watson has also taken legal action against three police forces as well as the British Transport Police Federation, the Police Appeals Tribunal, the and free speech campaigners.
In the wake of his arrest, wrote online: “At one point, I said, ‘I bet I know who made this complaint’. Lindsay (sic) Watson.”
Watson was contacted for comment but did not reply.
Graham Linehan claims trans rights activists have taken ‘everything’ from him because of outspoken views
Barry Moran
FATHER Ted co-creator Graham Linehan claims trans rights activists have taken “everything” from him because of his outspoken views.
The comedy writer said he’s been “beaten and bullied for years” as a result of his controversial stance on transgender issues.
He was previously banned from Twitter after he was repeatedly accused of harassment and reported to the police on several occasions.
In an emotional interview in 2022, he told how he’d been “so cancelled” that he’d been offered money to walk away from the Fr Ted musical due to the stigma.
He said: “(The musical) was going great.
“Neil Hannon has written some brilliant songs. We’d rehearsed it twice. Then they’re saying I have to walk away from it and offering me £200,000.
“I was really close to taking it because I could use the money, but they’re saying I can’t even have any creative involvement. I can’t even go to rehearsals. What the **** is going on?
“These people, I thought, were my friends. They were saying they won’t be able to get financiers for it unless I step away.”
But Linehan disagreed and claimed he thinks they were worried about “their under-35s who all seem to believe this s***”.
He also hit out at fellow celebs for not coming to his defence and continued: “I’ve been called a bigot for years and no one stood up for me.
Linehan revealed sudden financial insecurity from his stance on transgender rights caused so much strain that his marriage broke down.
The comedy writer told the Communications and Digital Committee that engaging in “the fashionable American orthodoxy of gender identity ideology” led to the split from his wife after work dried up.
