| Labour for Trans Rights | |
| Abbreviation: | LTR |
| Formation: | February 2020 |
| Type: | LGBT, Labour |
| Purpose: | To campaign for trans and non-binary rights within the Labour movement, and oppose trans-exclusionary feminism. |
| Region Served: | United Kingdom |
Labour for Trans Rights (LTR), previously known as 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]
In 2022, the group dissolved into what is now known as Labour for Trans Rights. Since then, they have spoken out against senior Labour figures and their support for the Cass review.[7]
In July 2024, the Labour Party leader Keir Starmer was asked by J. K. Rowling whether trans women with a gender recognition certificate had the right to use women-only spaces. Starmer replied, "No. They don’t have that right. They shouldn't".[8] [9] Starmer has ruled out allowing trans people to transition without an official medical diagnosis[10] and has said he will not lift the block on the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill.[11]