Battle 497 in the campaign to make women shut up already.

A leading trade union is being sued by two of its members over claims they were threatened with disciplinary action for criticising its “unlawful” gender policy.

The Community trade union, which counts several UK cabinet politicians as members, is facing a judicial review brought by two women, Norma Austin Hart and Alison Ann-Dowling, who are seeking to have its gender equality strategy quashed.

They claim the policy, adopted by Community’s national executive council in February last year, is unlawful as it treats women and those who claim to identify as non-binary as a single category, contrary to a Supreme Court ruling that determined sex is defined by biology.

Welllll technically yes, but we all know the reality is that women are just a kind of fluff with no borders or definitions so you can’t really expect normal people to pretend otherwise.

The women are also making a claim of victimisation, after they were written to by the union warning they could face disciplinary action after they criticised the policy publicly in an article that was published online.

Fluff is not allowed to criticize policies publicly. Fluff is required to obey its more solid superiors.

A spokesperson for Community said: “Community takes its legal responsibilities seriously and we strongly refute any suggestion, implication or allegation that our strategies and policies are not fully compliant with the Equality Act. Community remains a safe and welcoming place for all our members and we will continue to uphold our commitment to equality for all.”

Except the fluff. The fluff is not equal to anything but fluff.