Man becomes first to be convicted of hate speech against trans people in NSW

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.