A social worker has been told she cannot apply for anymore jobs within social services after she challenged whether transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney should model a sports bra for Nike.
Louise Chivers, who has 25 years experience, cannot apply for a job while an investigation is carried out after a manager at Leicestershire County Council suggested there was a risk she “might misgender someone”.
The mum-of-two described Mulvaney, a TikTok star who identifies as female, as “a skinny gay man with no t*ts” and also accused the TikTok influencer of being a “misogynist who mocks women” during a training day.
Following her comments, she has now been referred to Social Work England which regulates social workers across the country.
The mum-of-two described Mulvaney, a TikTok star who identifies as female, as 'a skinny gay man with no t*ts' and also accused the TikTok influencer of being a 'misogynist who mocks women' during a training day
Instagram / Dylan Mulvaney“On this particular occasion, we had been discussing gender-neutral toilets and I said I wasn’t comfortable using them because statistics show women are eight times more likely to be raped in one," Chivers told The Telegraph.
“The conversation then moved into the climate protests and whether it was hypocritical for protesters to be wearing clothes made of plastic and other environmentally unfriendly materials.
“I said I would struggle to buy Nike clothes any more because I didn’t agree with Dylan Mulvaney advertising sports bras because I thought it made a mockery of women.
“Afterwards, I was contacted by my managers who demanded to know what I had said. I was then told by the recruitment agencies that I use to apply for jobs that they would not find me work until conclusion of the investigation.
“I feel like I’ve been blacklisted. The inference that because I am gender-critical, I must be transphobic.
“I’ve been on the gay scene since I was 18. I’ve been socially active with transgender people for decades.
"If people have got gender dysmorphia, I’m hugely sympathetic but I don’t believe in gender identity – I believe there are two sexes and that’s it.
“I’ve got two children and a mortgage to pay and now I’m worried I won’t be able to find another job simply because the powers that be appear to have been brainwashed on this issue.”
The 26-year-old influencer faced backlash for promoting Bud Light beer in April and later modelling Nike products.
Her partnerships angered a number of women's rights activists who actively boycotted the products she teams up with in protest.
Chivers added: “I do have to bite my tongue in a lot of these training sessions, I once attended an ‘Alphabet Soup’ session run by Cambridgeshire County Council when a member of staff expressed concerns about people misgendering dogs.
“It is getting ridiculous. None of this improves the social work we do. Like a lot of people, I’m fed up with this obsession about gender ideology and just want to get on with my job.”
A spokesman for Leicestershire County Council said: “We’re committed to equalities, diversity and inclusion and like other organisations, will take action if we believe legislation or professional standards have been breached.
“The matter has been referred to Social Work England. The recruitment agency has been informed so that they may consider the issues raised.”
