Hundreds of Labour members have already signed a letter demanding his suspension and the party would be wise to listen to them. There are self-described liberals who pit trans activists and feminists against each other, when the truth is that most trans activists are feminists and most feminists support trans rights, whatever a vocal minority claim. Anti-trans activists claiming to be feminists work closely with the hard right Tory MP David Davies, who has consistently voted against both equal gay rights and abortion rights. Join the dots, look at the direction of travel: progress in LGBTQ rights has not simply ground to a halt, it is screeching into reverse. Let’s have rage, courage and determination – because LGBTQ rights are under threat, and history shows that the only remedy is to fight back.

Source: The Guardian June 12, 2019 16:30 UTC