Labour Campaign for Trans Rights

Pressure group

Labour Campaign for Trans Rights
AbbreviationLCTR
FormationFebruary 2020
TypeLGBT, Labour
PurposeTo campaign for trans and non-binary rights within the Labour movement, and oppose trans-exclusionary feminism.
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342 MSM activity made illegal
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1967 MSM activity made legal (England & Wales)
1972 First British Gay Pride Rally
1976 Jeremy Thorpe resigns as Liberal leader
1981 MSM activity made legal (Scotland)
1981 First case of AIDS reported in the UK
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1999 Admiral Duncan bombing
2000 Gay men allowed in HM Armed Forces
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2001 MSM activity involving multiple men legal
2002 Same sex couples granted equal rights to adopt
2003 Section 28 repealed
2004 Civil partnerships introduced
2004 Gender Recognition Act 2004
2006 Discrimination made illegal
2008 Equalised access to IVF for lesbian couples
2008 Incitement to homophobic hatred made a crime
2009 Public apology to Alan Turing
2010 Equality Act 2010
2011 Gay men allowed to donate blood (1 yr deferral)
2013 Nikki Sinclaire becomes first openly trans MEP
2013 Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013
2014 First same-sex marriages take place
2016 MSM activity not grounds for military discharge
2017 Turing law implemented
2017 Blood donation deferral 3 months (excl. NI)
2019 MPs legislate for gay marriage in NI
2020 Gay marriage legal across UK, incl. NI
2020 Blood donation deferral 3 months (incl. NI)
2021 Blood donation deferral equalised
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The Labour Campaign for Trans Rights (LCTR) is a British pressure group within the Labour Party, founded in February 2020.[1][2]

During a leadership election that month, the group issued a 12-point programme which called for the expulsion of Labour members who belong to what they described as hate groups, or which expressed what they said were bigoted, transphobic views.[3] Two of the groups they described as hate groups were Woman's Place UK and the LGB Alliance, which have been described by the LCTR as "trans-exclusionist".[4] This was criticised by Mark Serwotka, General Secretary of the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS),[5] and led to the #expelme tag among some Labour members.[6]

The pledge was supported by candidates Rebecca Long-Bailey and Lisa Nandy, but not by Keir Starmer, who later became leader of the party. Starmer endorsed a "less contentious 10-point pledge" from LGBT+ Labour.[4]

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  1. ^ Robinson, Torr (11 February 2020). "For Trans Liberation". Tribune. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  2. ^ Duffy, Nick (11 February 2020). "Labour Campaign for Trans Rights launches to challenge transphobic rhetoric within party". PinkNews. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  3. ^ Parker, Jessica (12 February 2020). "Labour leadership: Long-Bailey backs call to expel 'transphobic' members". BBC News. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  4. ^ a b Weaver, Matthew (13 February 2020). "Labour leadership contenders split over trans group pledge card". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  5. ^ Serwotka, Mark (20 February 2020). "The drive to expel feminists from Labour is creating a hostile environment for women". Morning Star. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Labour transgender campaign angers women's rights groups". Sky News. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
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