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Labour tears itself apart over trans rights as biological man 'breaks party rules' and stands to become women's officer

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IwantToRetire · 09/07/2025 21:34

Labour has become embroiled in a fresh row over trans rights after activists put forward a biological man to be the women's officer for an LGBT+ group.

The Trans Rights Alliance, a newly formed organisation seeking to change Labour's approach to gender issues, has put forward a number of candidates for election on July 19.

One of them includes Steph Richards - a transgender woman in possession of a gender recognition certificate - who is standing for women's officer.

However, a gender critical group within the party, Labour LGB, said the move breaks party rules by 'putting a man forward to be a women's officer'.

Sharing the list of candidates, the group posted on X: 'Many people say that trans ideology is a men's rights movement.

'The "Trans Alliance" (seeking to take over the once-great LGBT+ Labour) has set out to prove this.

'Also breaking party rules by putting a man forward to be Women's Officer.'

Continues at https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14887747/Labour-trans-rights-biological-man-women.html

Labour tears itself apart over trans rights and 'breaks party rules'

One of the candidates includes Steph Richards - a transgender woman in possession of a gender recognition certificate - who is standing for women's officer.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14887747/Labour-trans-rights-biological-man-women.html

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IwantToRetire · 10/07/2025 00:57

Bannedontherun · 09/07/2025 22:53

What a load of hyperbole, the Labour Party is not tearing itself apart.

They are at a guess, ignoring and trying to sweep, what they sowed under the carpet of history.

If it wasn't that it is women protesting this, this would be written up as the Labour party tearing itself apart.

To everybody else its just women are just whining and not doing what they are told.

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IwantToRetire · 10/07/2025 00:55

Ereshkigalangcleg · 09/07/2025 23:10

The earlier thread on this https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/womens_rights/5370153-the-trans-rights-alliance-has-put-forward-steph-richards-a-transgender-woman-in-possession-of-a-grc-as-its-candidate-for-womens-officer?utm_campaign=thread&utm_medium=app_share

Sorry to start a second thread. The lure of the DM headline caught my eye.

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Bannedontherun · 09/07/2025 22:53

What a load of hyperbole, the Labour Party is not tearing itself apart.

They are at a guess, ignoring and trying to sweep, what they sowed under the carpet of history.

BingBongSong · 09/07/2025 22:53

Liam Madigan Hmm.

I'll always remember this tweet.

Labour tears itself apart over trans rights as biological man 'breaks party rules' and stands to become women's officer
zanahoria · 09/07/2025 22:49

SidekickSylvia · 09/07/2025 22:43

Hasn't this happened before, with a teenage boy called Liam Madigan? A good few years ago now, so I might be mistaken.

It did but the mood within the party has changed now

It will be interesting to see who supports this

Pinkelephant66 · 09/07/2025 22:48

zanahoria · 09/07/2025 22:36

I do not think she should be able to run but it will be interesting to see how many votes she gets

It will tell us a lot about the state of the labour party

*he

ArabellaScott · 09/07/2025 22:46

SidekickSylvia · 09/07/2025 22:43

Hasn't this happened before, with a teenage boy called Liam Madigan? A good few years ago now, so I might be mistaken.

Yes. But there were various allegations of sexual assault, after which he vanished from sight.

SidekickSylvia · 09/07/2025 22:43

Hasn't this happened before, with a teenage boy called Liam Madigan? A good few years ago now, so I might be mistaken.

zanahoria · 09/07/2025 22:36

I do not think she should be able to run but it will be interesting to see how many votes she gets

It will tell us a lot about the state of the labour party

ThatCyanCat · 09/07/2025 22:28

What a dick.

illinivich · 09/07/2025 22:26

Is there any chance that the trans officer wouldn't be trans, or the disability officer not disabled?

SidewaysOtter · 09/07/2025 22:19

That's the problem with reality. You can't outrun it and when it catches up with you, you get one hell of a bite on the arse.

nutmeg7 · 09/07/2025 22:18

Appropriating and stealing posts that are set aside for women. Self-centred prick.

NebulousSupportPostcard · 09/07/2025 22:15

"She told Labour List: 'I am legally female, other than in regards to the Equality Act and the Equality Act does not apply to the position within LGBT+ Labour so I am thoroughly within my legal right and my moral right to be able to stand.' "

The Equality Act does apply to political parties: https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/guidance/equality-act-2010-guide-political-parties

If the Labour LGBT Campaign has provision in its Terms of Reference for either a man or woman to be elected as Woman's Officer, then I guess Steph can stand for election, but so can any other biological male? What a joke.

www.lgbtlabour.org.uk/committee