Previously, I wrote about Keir Starmer, the leader of the Labour Party, who is likely Britain’s next prime minister if we are to trust the polls. I noted that Starmer’s track record on transgenderism is very confused.
First, he was for gender self-ID (allowing people to change their legal gender by filling out a form), then, having seen the Left implode over this issue in Scotland, became quietly against it. First, Starmer believed it was wrong to say that only women can have a cervix, then, when pressed, he said 99 percent of women do not have penises, before landing on the idea that sex and gender are distinct concepts and he likes to “begin with biology.”
I also noted that, ahead of the general election on July 4, the Tories are projecting relative clarity on the issue. On that point, Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative secretary of state for business and trade and the minister for women and equalities, has promised to clarify national anti-discrimination law to reflect that sex is biological.
On June 3, Badenoch said:
Whether it is rapists being housed in women’s prisons, or instances of men playing in women’s sports where they have an unfair advantage, it is clear that public authorities and regulatory bodies are confused about what the law says on sex and gender and when to act – often for fear of being accused of transphobia, or not being inclusive.
That is why we are today pledging that, if we form a government after the election, we will clarify that sex in the law means biological sex and not new, redefined meanings of the word. The protection of women and girls’ spaces is too important to allow the confusion to continue.
The number of single-issue voters on the transgender issue is likely small. In that respect, this messaging is unlikely to make a huge difference in the election. Still, it does serve to remind voters what’s at stake in this election in terms of sex-based rights and protections.