The Labour Party are transphobic: Repost.

Labour loves to celebrate representation but only when it's politically convenient.

Often, when election results come in, the party proudly boasts that Westminster is the "gayest parliament in the world." Indeed, the recently elected Mayor of Manchester, the amazing Bev Craig, is gay.

But as we hear about record numbers of LGB MPs, diversity milestones, and Labour’s history of championing civil rights, trans people are left out.

It is an LGB parliament with the T completely erased.

Out of 650 MPs, how many are openly trans? Zero.

Out of over 700 active Peers in the House of Lords, how many are trans? Zero.

To understand how staggering this absence is, look at the demographic context again.

Britain's Jewish community makes up roughly 0.5% of the population (~280,000 people). Today, as throughout modern history, Jewish citizens are represented by dozens of Jewish MPs and Peers across the political spectrum.

This is how a healthy democracy works: a minority community having a direct, articulate voice where decisions about their lives are made.

Britain's trans community is also roughly 0.5% (~260,000 people).

Yet trans people have zero parliamentary representation. We are legislated on, debated over, and talked about every day by a Parliament where not a single person holding power shares our lived experience.

When a minority faces systemic underrepresentation, the law provides tools to fix it. The Equality Act 2010- the legislation Labour claims as its proudest civil rights legacy - explicitly permits Positive Action (under Sections 158 and 159). It allows political parties to take targeted steps to overcome disadvantage, build pipelines, and encourage participation.

Labour knows how to use Positive Action when it wants to:

It pioneered All-Women Shortlists to transform female representation.

It created dedicated mentoring and selection pathways for ethnic minority candidates.

So, what positive action has Labour taken for trans members?

None. Zero. Absolute zilch.

No dedicated pipelines. No selection initiatives. No structural measures to encourage, mentor, or protect trans candidates facing hostile political abuse.

While the Conservatives have loaded the House of Lords with terfs, Labour has done nothing.

Instead of positive action, Labour has delivered negative action: stripping trans women of rights in party democracy, shutting down debate, and refusing basic consultation.

Representation isn't achieved by accident; it requires political will and structural investment.

If Labour actually believed in the Equality Act, it wouldn't just use it as a shield to justify exclusion. It would use it as a tool to build true representation.

Until Labour takes positive action for trans representation, its claims remain what they truly are: an LGB victory wrapped in the illusion of equality, built on the political erasure of trans people.

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