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.

According to court documents, Fordham posted a series of comments on YouTube accounts, including some videos by the American influencer and transgender activist Mercury Stardust, between March to May 2024. The comments were in response to videos about LGBTIQ+ issues.

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