Labour Party Conference 2023
By Richard Wheeler, PAToday
Labour would introduce ‘no loopholes ban on conversion therapy’
LGBTQ RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS
Chair of the Labour Party, Anneliese Dodds addresses the Labour Party Women’s Conference 2023 in Liverpool. Picture date: Saturday October 7, 2023
Chair of the Labour Party, Anneliese Dodds addresses the Labour Party Women’s Conference 2023 in Liverpool. Picture date: Saturday October 7, 2023
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By Richard Wheeler, PAToday
Sunday, 8 October 2023
A “no loopholes”, trans-inclusive ban on conversion therapy would be introduced under a Labour government, according to the shadow women and equalities secretary.
People responsible for anti-LGBT+ hate crime would also receive the “tougher sentences they deserve”, Anneliese Dodds said.
Concerns have been expressed in Parliament in recent weeks over the whereabouts of the Government’s draft proposals to ban conversion therapy, which seeks to suppress a person’s sexual or gender identity.
We will deliver where the Conservatives have failed by bringing in a full, no loopholes, trans-inclusive ban on conversion therapyAnneliese Dodds
The Government first announced its intention to ban so-called “gay cure” conversion therapies in 2018 as part of its LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) action plan.
It added the Bill must not inadvertently criminalise parents or clinicians who need to be able to have “legitimate conversations” with children and young adults experiencing gender-related distress.
The proposals were initially intended to be “universal” and protect all LGBT people, although in 2022 then-prime minister Boris Johnson defended a decision not to include trans people.
In January 2023, the Government said it would set out how it would ban conversion therapy for “everyone” – including transgender people – in England and Wales.
Ms Dodds, speaking at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool, said: “Combating inequality is fundamental to our party, it’s why we’ll always take the right decision over the easy one and we’ll never descend into the gutter, where the Conservatives wish to take us.
“I know it’s been a difficult year for many LGBT+ people. Rising hate crime, including physical attacks, a Tory Government that treats their lives and their rights as a political football, and a Prime Minister that sees them as a cheap punchline.
“Labour will never do that. We believe everyone deserves to be accepted without exception and treated with respect and dignity.
“That’s why we will tackle the rising tide of hate with stronger laws so those who carry out anti-LGBT+ hate crime get the tougher sentences they deserve.
“We will deliver where the Conservatives have failed by bringing in a full, no loopholes, trans-inclusive ban on conversion therapy.”
Ms Dodds also reiterated the party’s intention to modernise gender recognition legislation.
In July, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said a self-identification system to allow transgender people to legally identify as their chosen gender without a medical diagnosis is not the “right way forward”.
Speaking on Sunday, Ms Dodds told delegates: “We will modernise the gender recognition law to a new process while continuing to support the implementation of the Equality Act that protects everyone.”
A “no loopholes”, trans-inclusive ban on conversion therapy would be introduced under a Labour government, according to the shadow women and equalities secretary.
People responsible for anti-LGBT+ hate crime would also receive the “tougher sentences they deserve”, Anneliese Dodds said.
Concerns have been expressed in Parliament in recent weeks over the whereabouts of the Government’s draft proposals to ban conversion therapy, which seeks to suppress a person’s sexual or gender identity.
We will deliver where the Conservatives have failed by bringing in a full, no loopholes, trans-inclusive ban on conversion therapyAnneliese Dodds
The Government first announced its intention to ban so-called “gay cure” conversion therapies in 2018 as part of its LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) action plan.
It added the Bill must not inadvertently criminalise parents or clinicians who need to be able to have “legitimate conversations” with children and young adults experiencing gender-related distress.
The proposals were initially intended to be “universal” and protect all LGBT people, although in 2022 then-prime minister Boris Johnson defended a decision not to include trans people.
In January 2023, the Government said it would set out how it would ban conversion therapy for “everyone” – including transgender people – in England and Wales.
Ms Dodds, speaking at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool, said: “Combating inequality is fundamental to our party, it’s why we’ll always take the right decision over the easy one and we’ll never descend into the gutter, where the Conservatives wish to take us.
“I know it’s been a difficult year for many LGBT+ people. Rising hate crime, including physical attacks, a Tory Government that treats their lives and their rights as a political football, and a Prime Minister that sees them as a cheap punchline.
“Labour will never do that. We believe everyone deserves to be accepted without exception and treated with respect and dignity.
“That’s why we will tackle the rising tide of hate with stronger laws so those who carry out anti-LGBT+ hate crime get the tougher sentences they deserve.
“We will deliver where the Conservatives have failed by bringing in a full, no loopholes, trans-inclusive ban on conversion therapy.”
Ms Dodds also reiterated the party’s intention to modernise gender recognition legislation.
In July, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said a self-identification system to allow transgender people to legally identify as their chosen gender without a medical diagnosis is not the “right way forward”.
Speaking on Sunday, Ms Dodds told delegates: “We will modernise the gender recognition law to a new process while continuing to support the implementation of the Equality Act that protects everyone.”
'Toilets for every body': Labour conference boasts of gender-neutral facilities - but urges people to get help if they feel 'unsafe' - after Keir Starmer's wavering over whether a woman can have a penis
By JAMES TAPSFIELD, POLITICAL EDITOR FOR MAILONLINE and SHAUN WOOLER HEALTH EDITOR
8 October 2023
Labour activists are using gender-neutral facilities at the party's conference - but have been urged to contact staff if they feel 'unsafe'.
The conference venue in Liverpool has signs for the cubicles boasting of 'toilets for every body'.
A message says the aim is to have 'facilities where everyone can feel safe and respected'.
'If you spot a problem or feel unsafe speak to a member of the ACC Liverpool team,' the signs add.
The Labour conference venue in Liverpool has signs for the cubicles boasting of 'toilets for every body'
A message says the aim is to have 'facilities where everyone can feel safe and respected'
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It is not clear how much influence Labour had over the conference centre's policy.
However, Keir Starmer has struggled to give a clear account of his position on gender identity issues.
He was ridiculed for claiming earlier this year that 99.9 per cent of women 'haven't got a penis'.
Conservatives have pinpointed access to women-only spaces as a key dividing line where Labour seems out of step with public opinion.
Rishi Sunak upped the pressure at Tory conference last week by insisting that 'a man is a man and a woman is a woman'.
A Deltapoll survey for the Mail on Sunday found of 35 per cent of voters agreed that a woman was 'a human being characterised by female biology', while just 14 per cent said that 'trans women are women'.
The use of woke terms such as 'pregnant person' was supported by just 11 per cent, with 81 per cent preferring to talk about a 'pregnant woman'.
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8 October 2023
Labour activists are using gender-neutral facilities at the party's conference - but have been urged to contact staff if they feel 'unsafe'.
The conference venue in Liverpool has signs for the cubicles boasting of 'toilets for every body'.
A message says the aim is to have 'facilities where everyone can feel safe and respected'.
'If you spot a problem or feel unsafe speak to a member of the ACC Liverpool team,' the signs add.
The Labour conference venue in Liverpool has signs for the cubicles boasting of 'toilets for every body'
A message says the aim is to have 'facilities where everyone can feel safe and respected'
Women's rights and trans rights activists were both staging protests outside the Labour conference today
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It is not clear how much influence Labour had over the conference centre's policy.
However, Keir Starmer has struggled to give a clear account of his position on gender identity issues.
He was ridiculed for claiming earlier this year that 99.9 per cent of women 'haven't got a penis'.
Conservatives have pinpointed access to women-only spaces as a key dividing line where Labour seems out of step with public opinion.
Rishi Sunak upped the pressure at Tory conference last week by insisting that 'a man is a man and a woman is a woman'.
A Deltapoll survey for the Mail on Sunday found of 35 per cent of voters agreed that a woman was 'a human being characterised by female biology', while just 14 per cent said that 'trans women are women'.
The use of woke terms such as 'pregnant person' was supported by just 11 per cent, with 81 per cent preferring to talk about a 'pregnant woman'.
Rishi Sunak upped the pressure at Tory conference last week by insisting that 'a man is a man and a woman is a woman'
Keir Starmer is gathering activists for what could be the last conference before the election
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