Lib Dem peer rebuffed after claiming girls give up sport due to trans women

Lib Dem peer rebuffed after claiming girls give up sport due to trans women

A Liberal Democrat peer was shut down during a debate in the House of Lords on trans women in sport. On Monday (19 May), the Lords discussed what engagement the government has had with Sport England following the Supreme Court’s judgement that the definition of “sex” in the 2010 Equality Act was based on biology and excluded transgender women. During the debate, Baroness Sarah Ludford, who has expressed support for trans-exclusionary group LGB A…