The barrister who complained was me. I complained because a serving Judge contacted me on LinkedIn and after what I thought was a civil conversation accused me of reprehensible prejudice for remarking that gender identity was proving harmful for children. I thought that a disgraceful way to behave, as a serving Judge.   What would be ‘shameful’ is to allow a free pass for bad behaviour because a person is a member of an untouchable caste. I will never ‘hang my head’ in shame for objecting to bad behaviour from those in positions of power and authority. Serving judges may not be openly political and discriminatory.  The shame is on our profession which has sat back and permitted wholesale dereliction of the rule of law for far too long now.