Sky News host Chris Kenny says a Christian teacher from Ireland who is in jail “because he refused to stop calling a boy by his male name after he was transitioning to female” is a “worrying situation”.

“The school said he should have been called by the female name or referred to as they or them,” Mr Kenny said.

Mr Kenny said the teacher ended up jail “because he was suspended by the school, and a court injunction said he should stay away, but he kept turning up to teach”.

“Therefore, he was in breach of a court order.”

“Yes, contempt of court, or contempt of his Christian faith, that is the dilemma as that teacher describes it.

“Should you refer to a boy as a girl, if they decide that is how they want to be addressed, is that common courtesy or an unfair demand?”