Tom Farr is a British lawyer and anti-transgender activist, Farr served as a advisor for anti-trans group Sex Matters.
Background
Tom Farr earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Sheffield in 2012. Prior to working in the legal industry, Farr worked in music publicity and booking at Hypergiant Management and Artist Umbrella Agency. In 2019, Farr earned a law degree from BPP Law School, followed by a master’s degree from Manchester Metropolitan University in 2020. In 2021, Farr completed a barrister course at BPP and was called to the Bar of England and Wales.
According to a legal profile, Farr is “an anti-sexual exploitation law reform specialist working in the human rights sector, with a particular focus on issues that disproportionately affect women and girls, including human trafficking, prostitution, pornography, and the wider commercial sex industry.”
Farr has advised on cases in the First-Tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support), Magistrates’ Court, High Court, Court of Appeal (Criminal, Civil, and Family Divisions), and the European Court of Human Rights. Farr has also worked with Government departments, NGOs, and intergovernmental organizations including the United Nations, the Law Commission, and the Home Office.
Anti-trans activism
In an advisor profile on the Sex Matters website, Farr stated:
“Recognising the existence of sex-class inequality is fundamental when seeking to challenge the exploitation and abuse faced by millions of women and children, specifically at the hands of men, across the globe. My professional work involves striving to end such exploitation and abuse, and finding ways to change the law to afford those same women and children enhanced protections from male violence. Without understanding that women are treated prejudicially because of the very fact they are female, any attempt to challenge such oppression is rendered impotent and without purpose or direction. It is for this reason that we must say: sex matters in law and in life.”
Resources
Sex Matters (sex-matters.org)
- Tom Farr
- sex-matters.org/about-us/advisory-group/tom-farr/ [archive]
Exchange Chambers (exchangechambers.co.uk)
- Tom Farr
- exchangechambers.co.uk/people/tom-farr
The Talent Manager (thetalentmanager.com)
- Tom Farr
- thetalentmanager.com/talent/166090/tom-farr
LinkedIn (linkedin.com)
The Critic (thecritic.co.uk)
- Tom Farr
- thecritic.co.uk/author/tom-farr
X/Twitter (x.com)