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| Abbreviation | LfTR |
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| Formation | February 2020 |
| Type | Transgender and non-binary rights organisation, labour movement and pressure group |
| Purpose | To campaign for trans and non-binary rights within the Labour movement, and oppose trans-exclusionary feminism. |
Region served | United Kingdom |
Main organ | Secretariat |
| Website | labourfortransrights |
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Labour for Trans Rights (LfTR), 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]
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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]
