Alicia Kearns, a Conservative MP, accuses Neale Hanvey of the Alba Party of suggesting that transgender people don't exist during a debate on a ban on conversion therapy. Kearns criticizes Hanvey for removing the 'T' in LGBT, emphasizing the importance of including transgender individuals in the community. The exchange highlights tensions over LGBTQ+ inclusivity and the perception of erasure within the political sphere.
The sheer audacity of Alicia Kearns lecturing Neale Hanvey on how LGB people may refer to ourselves. We do not need your permission, and we will not stand by and watch while self-righteous bullies rewrite our history and tell us who we are. LGB and TQ+ - it’s time to split. https://t.co/ONBLDnbfXF
However ugly @aliciakearns rant was today, what she achieved was a full throated demonstration of the toxic culture of bullying and intolerance in parliament from those captured by queer theory doctrine. I’m glad she did it, and I’m glad everyone saw it. https://t.co/QFopVmQXdU
“I will not hear more erasure of the transgender community.” Alicia Kearns accuses Neale Hanvey of suggesting that transgender people don’t exist. https://t.co/Mjyd50k5Ag
🚨 NEW: Tory MP Alicia Kearns criticises an Alba MP for removing the “T” in LGBT “You’re suggesting that trans people do not exist… that they are lesser than other LGB people. I will not stand for it” https://t.co/BcSE9Q3LmC
Tory MP Alicia Kearns lambasts politicians undermining trans community in powerful speech https://t.co/dtqsXb04t1
'You are suggesting that transgender people do not exist' Conservative MP @aliciakearns criticises Alba Party MP Neal Hanvey for removing the 'T' in the acronym LGBT during a debate about a ban on conversion therapy https://t.co/PTt5zW7uUW