Man becomes first to be convicted of hate speech against trans people in NSW
by Adeshola Ore and Jordyn Beazley from World news | The Guardian on (#71MG8)
Man sentenced to community correction order after pleading guilty to threatening or inciting violence on grounds of gender identity
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A New South Wales man who called for violence and created an invitation on social media for a genocide" has become the state's first person to be convicted of hate speech against transgender people.
Thomas Fordham, 27, was on Wednesday sentenced to a 12-month community correction order for the offence in Sydney's Central local court, with magistrate Christopher Halburd acknowledging his multitude" of mental health conditions.
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