An LGBTQ+ Lib Dems group believes that Labour is “no better than US Republicans” on trans rights.

The UK Supreme Court ruled last Wednesday (16 April) that the definitions of a woman and sex in the 2010 Equality Act referred to “biological sex”. The court issued an 88-page judgement which ruled that the legal definition of a woman excludes transgender women.

In the wake of the ruling, government bodies and personnel have addressed the Supreme Court ruling. The British Transport Police announced that trans women held in custody will now be strip-searched by male officers, not female officers, and the Equality and Human Rights Commission has warned that the NHS will be “pursued” if policies on single-sex spaces are not changed to reflect the court’s decision.

Equalities Minister Bridget Phillipson also responded to the ruling by declaring that trans people should use the toilets matching their “biological sex”, while Prime Minister and Labour Leader Keir Starmer told BBC News that he no longer believes that trans women are women. 

When he came to office, Keir Starmer promised his government would "tread more lightly" on folks' lives.

Bridget Phillipson's announcement that trans folks should use the wrong toilets is monstrous.

It shows Labour to be no better than the US Republicans. They should be ashamed

— LGBT+ Lib Dems

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