‘You have no idea what my chromosomal makeup is, or my hormonal makeup.’ Head of the trans advocacy group Trans Actual HelenCBelcher tells ShelaghFogarty the Conservatives have launched a campaign to ‘exclude trans women’.
Mrs Belcher highlighted: "There are provisions in the Equality Act currently that, if there is legitimate reason to exclude somebody, they can try doing so."
"I'm asking you whether you accept that that is troublesome for some people and it's breaking the law as far as they're concerned."
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