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Labour to formally declare “trans women are men” and ban trans women from all-women shortlists

The Labour Party, led by Sir Keir Starmer, is set to formally declare that “trans women are men” and ban trans women from all-women shortlists in the wake of the Supreme Court‘s anti-trans gender ruling, which will affect the lives of trans people up and down the country. Stats For Lefties, which pu

By Graham Robson • 1 min read

LGBTQ+ News

Galop, the charity which supports LGBTQ+ people who have experienced abuse and violence, to benefit from cash boost from the UK government

Galop, the charity which supports LGBTQ+ people who have experienced abuse and violence, is to benefit from a funding boost from the UK government to help more victims of domestic abuse access support at the most vulnerable moments in their lives. Nine helplines across eight charities, including Gal

By Graham Robson • 1 min read

Pride

Four of the UK’s largest Pride events – Birmingham, Brighton, London and Manchester – announce they are suspending political party participation in Pride events

Four of the UK’s largest Pride events – Birmingham, Brighton, London and Manchester – have announced they are “collectively suspending political party participation in our Pride events” in a joint statement, adding they “come together today in unequivocal solidarity with our trans community”. The st

By Graham Robson • 2 min read

Politics

Dylan Tippetts – one of Labour’s only trans councillors – has quit the party, accusing it of “throwing trans people under the bus”

Dylan Tippetts – one of Labour’s only trans councillors – has quit the party, accusing it of “throwing trans people under the bus”. The councillor, who has sat on Plymouth City Council since 2022, wrote in a post on X: “I cannot continue to represent a party that does not support my fundamental righ

By Graham Robson • 1 min read

News

Sam Parrott (Labour Party) elected as councillor for Westbourne & Poets’ Corner

Sam Parrott (Labour) has been elected as councillor for Westbourne & Poets’ Corner following a by-election on Thursday, 1 May 2025. The by-election was called following the resignation of Leslie Pumm. Results Gary Farmer, Reform UK – 258 votes Keith William Donald Jago – 7 votes David Maples, Indepe

By Graham Robson • 1 min read

Pride

Witney Pride bans Labour Party from sponsoring this year’s event following Keir Starmer’s remarks that trans women are not women

Witney Pride in Oxfordshire has banned the Labour Party from sponsoring its event on Saturday, May 24 following Sir Keir Starmer’s remarks that trans women are not women. The Pride organisation said in a statement on social media it will return the party’s sponsorship money and remove the party’s lo

By Graham Robson • 3 min read

Transgender News

Keir Starmer no longer believes trans women are women, says Number 10

Keir Starmer no longer believes trans women are women in the wake of last week’s Supreme Court ruling, which will negatively affect trans people across the UK. The prime minister had previously said that “trans women are women”, but asked to repeat that statement on Tuesday, April 22 he said the rul

By Graham Robson • 2 min read

Transgender News

Labour equalities minister Bridget Phillipson welcomes last week’s Supreme Court ruling on gender recognition

Labour equalities minister Bridget Phillipson has said she welcomes last week’s Supreme Court ruling on gender recognition, which will affect the lives of trans communities across the UK. While some MPs have expressed concern with the ruling, Phillipson, said: “Before I was an MP I managed a women’s

By Graham Robson • 1 min read

Transgender News

Trans delegates fly trans flags and banners during Unison health conference attended by Labour Health Secretary Wes Streeting

What The Trans?!, a UK-based news outlet for the trans community, has reported that trans delegates at a Unison health conference attended by Wes Streeting MP, have put up trans flags and banners attacking the Health Secretary. In December, Keir Starmer’s Labour government issued an indefinite ban o

By Graham Robson • 2 min read

Pride

Local Labour MPs banned from attending this year’s Trans Pride Brighton

Trans Pride Brighton has announced on social media it has banned local Labour MPs from this year’s event due to the “damage they are doing to the trans and nonbinary community”. Writing on social media, Trans Pride Brighton organisers said: “We at Trans Pride Brighton have watched in horror over the

By Graham Robson • 1 min read

LGBTQ+ News

Stonewall responds to the news that Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government will be slashing the UK’s foreign aid budget

LGBTQ+ rights charity Stonewall has responded to the news that Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government will be slashing the UK’s foreign aid budget, saying it “risks further destabilising communities and groups that are often already on the periphery”. The move by the Labour government, which came

By Graham Robson • 1 min read

Politics

Ashley Dalton MP, a vocal supporter of trans rights, appointed as new health minister

Sir Keir Starmer has appointed Ashley Dalton MP, a vocal supporter of trans rights, as new health minister following the sacking of Andrew Gwynne from the key role over alleged offensive posts in a WhatsApp group. During a discussion on Twitter in 2016 Ms Dalton – who was elected as MP for West Lanc

By Graham Robson • 1 min read