<p>A British academic at the centre of a row over transgender rights and free speech has hit out at a "campaign of harassment" in an online statement published on Sunday.</p>.<p>The furore over Kathleen Stock's view that people can change their gender but not their biological sex is the latest in a series of similar rows at university campuses across the UK.</p>.<p>Government ministers, some of whom have tweeted support of the academic, are currently pushing through legislation that will require universities in England to protect free speech.</p>.<p>Stock has faced accusations of transphobia and calls for the dismissal of her views.</p>.<p>The feminist professor of philosophy said in a statement on her website she had been unable to attend a debate because of fears for her safety on campus at the University of Sussex in southern England.</p>.<p>"Since the beginning of the week, I've been subject to a campaign of harassment, explicitly designed to have me fired for my academic views," said Stock, who vigorously denies transphobia.</p>.<p>"Things escalated from there and now the police are involved and treating it as harassment."</p>.<p>A group campaigning for Stock's dismissal has described itself on Instagram as "an anonymous, unaffiliated group of queer, trans and non-binary students who will not allow our community to be slandered and harmed".</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>
<p>A British academic at the centre of a row over transgender rights and free speech has hit out at a "campaign of harassment" in an online statement published on Sunday.</p>.<p>The furore over Kathleen Stock's view that people can change their gender but not their biological sex is the latest in a series of similar rows at university campuses across the UK.</p>.<p>Government ministers, some of whom have tweeted support of the academic, are currently pushing through legislation that will require universities in England to protect free speech.</p>.<p>Stock has faced accusations of transphobia and calls for the dismissal of her views.</p>.<p>The feminist professor of philosophy said in a statement on her website she had been unable to attend a debate because of fears for her safety on campus at the University of Sussex in southern England.</p>.<p>"Since the beginning of the week, I've been subject to a campaign of harassment, explicitly designed to have me fired for my academic views," said Stock, who vigorously denies transphobia.</p>.<p>"Things escalated from there and now the police are involved and treating it as harassment."</p>.<p>A group campaigning for Stock's dismissal has described itself on Instagram as "an anonymous, unaffiliated group of queer, trans and non-binary students who will not allow our community to be slandered and harmed".</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>