US EditionTrans women will not be allowed to attend main Labour Women's Conference events
Labour’s decision follows a Supreme Court ruling defining woman by biological sex and limits trans women’s participation to fringe events only, sparking criticism from trans rights groups.
- Trans women will not be allowed to attend formal proceedings of Labour's Women's Conference, including speeches and policy debates, but can attend fringe events.
- Labour launched a legal review of the rules around its women's conference following a Supreme Court decision, leading to new attendance rules for the 2026 event.
- The government is still weighing a new code of practice for the Equality Act, with guidance drafted by the Equality and Human Rights Commission awaiting ministerial approval.
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Trans women barred from 2026 Labour Women’s Conference following April's Supreme Court ruling
"Is the Labour Party bureaucracy seriously suggesting that checks will be made at the conference hall on whether a person is trans?" asked John McDonnell The post Trans women barred from 2026 Labour Women’s Conference following April’s Supreme Court ruling appeared first on Attitude.
Labour women’s conference is not ‘banning trans people’
Labour has banned trans women from the main hall at its women’s conference next year. That, at least, is how the news is being spun. What it really means is that men won’t be able to attend an event created for women to discuss policies which directly affect them. Biological males who claim to be women will still be allowed to attend fringe events at the conference and an evening reception, demonstrating how reluctant Labour still is to risk off…
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