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| Abbreviation | LfTR |
|---|---|
| Formation | February 2020 |
| Type | Transgender and non-binary rights organisation,labour movement and pressure group |
| Purpose | To campaign for trans andnon-binary rights within the Labour movement, and opposetrans-exclusionary feminism. |
Region served | United Kingdom |
Chair | Alex Charilaou |
Main organ | Secretariat |
| Website | labourfortransrights |
Labour for Trans Rights (LfTR), previously known as theLabour Campaign for Trans Rights (LCTR), is a Britishpressure group within theLabour Party, founded in February 2020.[1][2]
Duringa 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 ashate groups, or which expressed what they said were bigoted,transphobic views.[3] Two of the groups they described as hate groups wereWoman's Place UK and theLGB Alliance, which have been described by the LCTR as "trans-exclusionist".[4] This was criticised byMark Serwotka,General Secretary of thePublic and Commercial Services Union (PCS),[5] and led to the#expelme tag among some Labour members.[6]
The pledge was supported by candidatesRebecca Long-Bailey andLisa Nandy, but not byKeir Starmer, who later became leader of the party. Starmer endorsed a "less contentious 10-point pledge" fromLGBT+ 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 theCass review.[7][8]
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