Shadow Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has sparked controversy with her comments on transgender rights and access to female-only spaces. Phillipson suggested that pre-operative trans women could use women's toilets, which has led to conflicting statements within the Labour Party. While Phillipson's stance appears to support trans women using female facilities, other Labour members, such as Rachel Reeves, have emphasized the protection of women-only spaces based on biological sex. This has resulted in calls for the Labour Party to clarify its position on the single-sex exceptions in the Equality Act. Additionally, Labour leader Keir Starmer has backed a ban on conversion therapy.
This is disgraceful from Labour. Women and girls don’t want penises in their loos. Trans women with penises can use female toilets, says shadow education secretary https://t.co/rQsy3BWkWf
Trans women with penises could use female lavatories under Labour’s plans to make gender change easier, the shadow education secretary has said https://t.co/I8Xxsc2Jme
“We will protect women only spaces based on biological sex” says @RachelReevesMP Biological males “would be using female toilets” if he get a GRC says @bphillipsonMP Which is it. It can’t be both. https://t.co/5ck3rNzo00
More Labour chaos on gender as shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson suggests pre-op trans women could use women's toilets - while Keir Starmer 'backs ban on conversion therapy' https://t.co/zhAVazYL8m https://t.co/oxDSu0sOrD
Shadow Education Secretary @bphillipsonMP believes men have a legitimate right to access female only spaces. This is why we ask all parties to clarify that the single sex exceptions in the Equality Act will exclude GRC holders. @LabourParty and Shadow Education Secretary you… https://t.co/2xPikFNu3W
“I would think that in those cases people would be using female toilets” @kaitborsay presses shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson on Labour's position regarding safe spaces for women. 🎧: https://t.co/L7bVlmzMxE https://t.co/dDuZTqbvVD
‘Provision for trans people doesn’t have to be an either-or’ – Shadow Education Secretary https://t.co/OlEA5maOuN
‘Provision for trans people doesn't have to be an either-or’ - Shadow Education Secretary https://t.co/rvxnpVF2I6