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# Liz Truss speaks out against self-identification for trans people
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/liz-truss-speaks-out-against-self-identification-for-trans-people/
- Published: 2021-10-05T17:27:16.000Z
- Updated: 2021-10-05T17:29:19.000Z
- Description: Truss has caused controversy after saying “it wouldn’t be right to have self-identification with no checks” in relation to trans people.
- Author: Rachel Badham
- Tags: News, Politics, Gender Recognition Act, Kemi Badenoch, LGBTQ, Liz Truss, Trans Rights, UK

UK ex-equalities minister, Liz Truss, ( now Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development) has caused controversy after telling [*The Telegraph*](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2021/10/03/transgender-people-should-not-have-right-self-identify-without/?ref=scenemag.co.uk) that *“it wouldn’t be right to have self-identification with no checks and balances in the system”* in relation to trans people. Although the Tory minister insisted she has *“full respect for transgender people”*, she went on to show support for MP Rosie Duffield, who was criticised after defending Piers Morgan for mocking trans-inclusive language.

Truss has been accused of neglecting the trans community on multiple occasions. Her role in dropping plans to [allow trans people to self-identify](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/liz-truss-announces-response-to-the-consultation-of-gender-recognition-act/) caused [outrage](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/lgbtq-politicians-express-dismay-at-dropped-gra-reform/) among the LGBTQ+ community, with Truss reiterating that the government wants to ensure *“there are proper checks and balances in the system”*. She continued to argue that ‘the Equality Act 2010 clearly protects transgender people from discrimination’, however many feel further reforms are needed.

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Kemi Badenoch

Truss’s colleague and fellow equalities minister, Kemi Badenoch, has also come under fire in the past weeks after a leaked 2018 video showed the MP making anti-LGBTQ+ comments, particularly in relation to the trans community. In the video, Badenoch was heard misgendering trans women, and saying: *“Well we’ve got gay marriage, and civil partnerships, so what are transsexuals looking for?”* Although a handful of MPs and LGBTQ+ activists suggested Badenoch resign, she still remains in her position.