In English v Thomas Sanderson Blinds [2008] EWCA Civ 1421 CA, the Court of Appeal held that alleged homophobic abuse towards a man who is not gay, and aware that the perpetrators did not believe him to be gay, amounts to harassment on the grounds of sexual orientation.
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