https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/labour-mayoral-candidate-bev-craig-34260431
Labour mayoral candidate Bev Craig says she 'won't throw trans communities under the bus'
She said she was a “proud and committed feminist”, before adding: “I will not pit minority against minority.”
(In 2022, LABOUR RUN Manchester City Council (MCC) passed a motion with the title, “Trans Rights Are Human Rights”, declaring that “trans men are men, trans women are women, non-binary people are non-binary and trans rights are human rights”.)
The Green candidate Geraldine Coggins said the party would “put women’s issues right at the heart of what we’re doing” before adding: “I stand 100 percent with our trans community. And we know that the risk and threat does not come from trans people.”
However, the Tory Party candidate Phil Eckersley attacked Labour’s record saying the party had a year to act on the Supreme Court ruling but had “sat on their hands for a long time
Marlon West, candidate for Restore Britain, also agreed with the court ruling, adding: “This is common sense. You’re either male or female biologically and I will stand by that.”
Reform UK’s Sian Asley also said she supported the Supreme Court ruling. “I also would say that we do have to have compassion for individuals and minority groups. I don’t dislike trans people,” she said, adding that a compromise might be investing in unisex toilets that could be used by anyone.
Richard Kilpatrick, meanwhile, said he was “proud” the Lib Dems had elected the first openly trans councillor in Manchester.
God Help Greater Manchester.