Plymouth's first trans councillor defects to Lib Dems

Plymouth's first trans councillor defects to Lib Dems

'Liberal Democrats are not running away from the battle for equal rights'

Trans councillor who quit Labour over anti-trans stance joins the Lib Dems

A councillor who quit Labour after saying the party throws "trans people under the bus” has defected to the Lib Dems, PinkNews can reveal.

Trans councillor quits Labour, joins Lib Dems

Pink News reports that Dylan Tippetts is now the newest Lib Dem councillor: A trans councillor who quit the Labour Party after accusing the party of “throwing trans people under the bus” has joined the Liberal Democrats, PinkNews can exclusively reveal. Dylan Tippetts, who is Plymouth’s first out trans councillor and has represented the Compton ward on Plymouth City Council since 2022, will now sit as a Lib Dem councillor. Welcome, Dylan. You c…