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🚨 TODAY IS THE DAY! Stephen Gray is in court today to appeal his conviction under Section 127 of the Communications Act 2003 for posting a joke about Islam on Facebook. Stephen is an FSU member and a retired police officer who gave 27 years of service to his community. The joke was an image of a rasher of bacon beside a man in a turban, with the caption: “Fun facts about bacon! People who eat bacon have a lower chance of marrying a 9-year-old!” It referred to the Prophet Muhammad’s marriage to Aisha, who was six at the time, and the consummation of the marriage when she was nine. Stephen told the court that the post was satirical, but that he also hoped it would prompt serious debate about whether the marriage had helped make child marriage acceptable in parts of the Muslim world. He was ordered to pay more than £1,000 in fines and costs, and now has a criminal record. This is astonishing in a country that abolished blasphemy laws in 2008 — 18 years ago. The Free Speech Union is proud to support Stephen, and we hope he wins his appeal today. Please donate to Stephen’s crowdfunder and help us stop an Islamic blasphemy law from taking root in Britain 👇