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Baldness, banter and you?

A court has ruled that insulting someone about their baldness breaches equality laws. 5 Live listeners got in touch to share their experiences of losing their hair.

A court has ruled that insulting someone about their baldness breaches equality laws, because baldness is "inherently related to someone's sex".

The ruling means electrician Tony Finn will be entitled to compensation after his boss called him "a bald ****".

5 Live listeners got in touch to share their experiences of losing their hair.

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