Labour will not make it a hate crime to ‘misgender’ trans people, according to the Telegraph, after a Home Office Minister told Parliament the Government has “no such plans”.
Sir Keir Starmer made comments as Leader of the Opposition that led to speculation the expression of gender-critical views could become a criminal offence under a Labour Government.
In 2022, when in opposition, the Prime Minister said that “every” LGBT+ crime should be treated as an aggravated offence, which could carry a jail sentence of up to two years.
This may have covered the refusal to use ‘she/her’ pronouns for trans women, who were born male, alongside offences such as assault and harassment motivated by gender identity.
But Labour appeared to row back on its stance when asked by Baroness Jenkin, a Tory peer: “What plans they have to make it a criminal offence to misgender an individual?”
Responding to a written question tabled in Parliament, Lord Hanson, a Home Office minister and Labour peer, replied: “The Government has no such plans.”
Hmm, “no plans”. We’ve heard that before.
Worth reading in full.
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