Graham Linehan arrested over trans X posts by armed police at Heathrow Airport

Warning: This text accommodates dialogue of discrimination towards the trans group which some readers could discover distressing.

Graham Linehan, the author who created TV reveals resembling Father Ted and The I.T. Crowd, claims to have been arrested for his ‘gender-critical tweets’ concerning the transgender group.

The Irish screenwriter was beforehand finest recognized for creating the TV reveals however is now finest recognized for his anti-trans tweets on X and criticism of the transgender group.

Linehan shared the information on his Substack, claiming he was arrested by armed police instantly after stepping foot in Heathrow Airport.

The author claims he was arrested for 3 anti-trans tweets which he shared within the publish.

The disturbing tweets hit out at trans ladies, commenting on the continuing points surrounding the EHRC judgement relating to single intercourse bogs within the UK.

He mentioned in his first publish: “If a trans-identified male is in a female-only house, he’s committing a violent, abusive act. Make a scene, name the cops and if all else fails, punch him within the balls.”

In two comply with ups he posted an image of a trans rights rally, saying that it was an image ‘you possibly can scent’ earlier than including: “I hate them. Misogynists and homophobes. F**ok em.”

Linehan has been launched on bail beneath the situation he not use X.

A spokesperson for the Met Police mentioned: “On Monday, September 1 at 13:00hrs officers arrested a person at Heathrow Airport after he arrived on an inbound American Airways flight.

“The person in his 50s was arrested on suspicion of inciting violence. That is in relation to posts on X.

“After being taken to police custody, officers turned involved for his well being and he was taken to hospital.

“His situation is neither life-threatening nor life-changing. He has now been bailed pending additional investigation.”

The author posted on his Substack recounting the incident saying that ‘the second’ he stepped off the aircraft at Heathrow 5 armed cops have been ready.

“Not one, not two—5. They escorted me to a non-public space and informed me I used to be beneath arrest for 3 tweets.

“I used to be arrested at an airport like a terrorist, locked in a cell like a felony, taken to hospital as a result of the stress practically killed me, and banned from talking on-line—all as a result of I made jokes that upset some psychotic crossdressers.

“To me, this proves one factor past doubt: the UK has change into a rustic that’s hostile to freedom of speech, hostile to ladies, and much too accommodating to the calls for of violent, entitled, abusive males who’ve turned he police into their private goon squad.”

Linehan has beforehand been broadly criticised for his anti-transgender rhetoric which led to his Twitter account being completely suspended in 2020 for ‘hateful content material’.

His account was reinstated by Elon Musk when he took over and altered the location into X.