Dear Sir Keir Starmer M.P. and David Evans,

It thoroughly pains me to have to produce this letter on behalf of the included signatories. We believe that the Labour Party cannot claim to be a party of social justice and egalitarian values whilst our transgender comrades are so consistently harassed, minimised and attacked by senior Labour figures. Namely we wish to draw your attention to the repeated actions of Rosie Duffield M.P. which can only be described as transphobic.

Our trans comrades already suffer enough hardship - according to Stonewall 40% of trans people have been attacked or threatened with violence in the last five years, almost half of transgender people have attempted suicide at least once and 72% of trans young people have self-harmed. If you are as disgusted by these figures as we are, we ask that you show a commitment to improving the world our trans comrades live in, starting with making the Labour Party a safe and welcoming environment for all LGBTQ+ people, including those that self-identify as transgender.

Rosie Duffield has a long history of making our party less welcoming for transgender people. Two of her staffers, one her only LGBTQ+ member of staff, have quit her employment citing her ‘overtly transphobic’ views as a main reason for resigning. As early as 2017, Duffield has espoused transphobic views such as adamantly insisting only women have cervixes and doubling down on her exclusionary language when challenged. Given the ten-day tirade of anti-trans Twitter activity that followed, and her repeatedly transphobic actions since, her views cannot be attributed to a lack of education on the topic. More recently, Duffield has liked a tweet criticising Eddie Izzard’s right to determine her own pronouns, gender and sexuality. She has continued to like tweets expressing similar sentiments. Rather than accept fault or apologise, Duffield has reiterated her views and dismissed the genuine concern of comrades within the party as a “tedious communist pile-on.”

Given the statistics already stated, we ask - is the leadership of the Labour Party committed to ensuring the party is a safe and welcoming space for trans members? If the answer is yes, then why has no meaningful action been taken to discipline Rosie Duffield? Trangender people just want to live their lives free from oppression, they do not wish to be a pragmatic political issue that senior politicians can choose to ignore when it suits them. We implore you to show some leadership over this issue, to show to the world that the Labour Party will always stand with its trans comrades. Forced apologies and hiding behind bureaucratic procedure have not done anything to indicate the leadership of the Labour Party cares about trans folx.

We, the signatories of this letter, demand that the Parliamentary whip be removed from Rosie Duffield M.P. and her membership of the party be suspended until she recognises the genuine harm and hurt caused by her views and until trans comrades feel secure with her being a member of the party.

We look forward to the leadership committing to make the party a safe and welcoming place for trans individuals.

Yours Sincerely,
Adam Stowe - Lancaster University Labour Club LGBTQ+ Liberation Officer
on behalf of:
- Lancaster University Labour Club
- Labour Party LGBT+ Network
- Cambridge University Labour Club
- Stirling University Labour Society,
- University of Warwick Labour Society
- Durham University Labour Club
- Bath University Labour Club
- QMUL Labour Society
- Strathclyde University Labour Club
- NTU Labour Students
- Glasgow University Labour Club
- St Andrews University Labour Society
- Oxford University Labour Club
- Swansea Labour Students
- University of York Labour Club
- Cardiff Young Labour
- Royal Holloway Labour Society
- Birmingham University Labour Students
- The 1987 Caucus

     and

Luke Dixon-Murrrow, Co-Chair Lancaster University Labour Club
Zoe Fair - Lancaster University Labour Club Co-Chair, Lancaster & Fleetwood CLP LGBT+ Officer
Jamie Hartley - Lancaster University Labour Club Political Campaigns Officer
Jude Rowley - Lancaster University Labour Club General Secretary
Sam Hope - Lancaster University Labour Club Treasurer/Social Sec
Jessica Hindley - Lancaster University Labour Club Women+ Officer
Jabeel Mahmood - Lancaster University Labour Club Cultural and Ethnic Minorities Officer
Isaac Grinnell - Lancaster University Labour Club Co-Disabilities Officer
Theodore Tollet - Lancaster University Labour Club Co-Disabilities Officer
Emily Oliver - Lancaster University Labour Club
Owen Arkley - Lancaster University Labour Club Welfare Officer
Andrew Millington - Lancaster University Labour Club
Callum Parris
Joanna Stephen
Brendan Pridmore
Jake Stephens- Welfare Officer
Harry Barnes
Jacob Allen, Guildford CLP Secretary
Joe Rowland Adams
Patryk Gibbins - Leeds Labour Society
Sam Harris - NTU Labour President
Gabrielle Hands - Leeds Labour Society
Fabiha Askari
Sarah Walsh
Katherine Harlow - East Midlands Representative - Young Labour National Committee
Erin Craine
George Aylett
Ryan Bogle - Co-Chair, Cambridge University Labour Club
David Evans - Lancaster University student
Chloe Field
Ellie Bagley - Co-Chair of Durham University Labour Club
Jude Jarvis
Lizzi Collinge - County Councillor for Lancaster East.
Jack Ballingham
Charlie English
Mia Grace- NTU Labour
Luke Phillips
Katie Booth - Lancaster University labour club
Lily von Geyer - The University of St. Andrews Labour Society
Jake English - SHU Labour Treasurer
Asad Naqvi
Dr. Peter Lloyd Jones - Labour Party member.
William Smith
Luke Halpin
Jennifer Maidment - BULS vice chair and GMB member
Matthew Topham
Grace Ashworth - Birmingham University Labour Students, campaigns & TULO
Kane De Antonis
Victoria Turner
Altair Seel - Stirling University Labour Society Disability Officer
Jack Williamson
Sonny Bailey - Clacks CLP
Nazifa Zaman, West Midlands Young Labour chair
Jake Puddle - Labour member, Canterbury CLP
Amelia Moss-Willcox
Felix Farrow
Sophie Schulz
Fraser Amos - Young Labour Student Rep
Eoin Johnston-McCondach
George Shealy
Cllr Oliver Robinson
Sarah Howarth
Gurur Deniz Uyanik
Tristan Selvage
Jen Ireland - NTU Labour
Declan Merrington, Political Education Officer of Durham University Labour Club
Harvey Hulse
Sarah Dorman (Labour member, Lewisham Deptford CLP)
Chlöe Hopkins - Beverley and Holderness CLP
Joe Stephenson
Daniel Mason
Dan Jones
Faheem Ashraf
William Smith
Matt Buckley, on behalf of Bath University Labour Club
Ben Lockley - Chair, Birmingham University Labour Students
Rebecca Gordon
Alastair Mair
Amen Tesfay (Co-Chair QMUL Labour Society). Signing on behalf of the society.
Esme Gower (University of Warwick Labour Society)
Joe Haslam (Leeds)
B Roberts
Steffen Gordo
Robbie Morley
Charlie Porter
Finn Beyts - Chair of SULC on behalf of Strathclyde University Labour Club
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Jesse Phillips
Jamil Ismaili, Cardiff
Jack Lubner
Tansy Wickham-Pusey
Michael Green
Hannah Powell, Communications Officer, Oxford University Labour Club
Councillor Sarah Doyle
Rebecca Reilly
Gemma Longman
Tim Packer
Molly Jones
Rachel Parry
Ben Court
Ian Clark
Dylan Evans - Cambridge University Labour Club
Lynn Wyeth
Joe Williams (Canterbury constituent)
Alexandra Keaney Warwick Labour
Peter Curphey
Dan Chester
Jack Guy (Yeovil)
Jack Dunne, Chair of Welsh Young Labour
Holly Barter (Campaigns and Communications Officer Swansea Uni Labour)
Henry Johnson
Alec Turner
Emil Imanov
Peter Petal
Louise Harnett
Jarrad Williams (Unite the Union Trade Union Rep)
Aisa Teltscher, Social Sec, Warwick Pride; LGBTQU+ Officer, Warwick Labour
Joseph O'Toole
Ashleigh Hunter
Nicky Boak
Rory McMaster
Niall Morton
Pat Dixon, Gravesham Labour
Cameron Warner- LGBT+ Officer of Durham University Labour Club
Ollie Vickers, Wrekin CLP Member.
Rhys Earl - Kettering Labour Member
Katie Mollart
Emma Nay
Isabela Rodrigues (Brighton Kemptown Youth Officer)
Ruth Colbridge
Adam Deedman
Connor Webster (Labour Member, Birmingham Erdington CLP)
Dan Jordan - University of York Labour Club
Chloe Brooks
Lottie Doherty — Chair, St Andrews University Labour Society & Youth Officer, North East Fife CLP
Callum Worth
Ruairidh Graham
Claire Ryan
Ilana Thurgood
Joanne Ainscough - Former PPC Wyre and Preston North & Morecambe and Lunesdale CLP Womens Officer.
Fi Catherall
Michael Bawden (Chair) on behalf of the SLS committee
Izzi Vaughan, Royal Holloway Labour Society
Katy Shenton
Rachel Appleton
Éabha Lynn
Ishan Sharma
Maya Patel - Secretary, Aston Labour Society
Sophie Neale
Ali Ward
Emma Isaksen
Oliver Freeman, Cambridge University Labour Club
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Andrea Logue
Mary Kerr
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Dan Allen, Canterbury Labour Party member
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Emily Bagnall
Johnny Linehan
Christine Tongue
Joanne Killeen
Clare Brown - President of Sheffield Hallam University Labour Society
Julie Wassmer (author, Canterbury constituent and former campaigner for Duffield)
Grace Halfpenny ex Labour member
Lamar Campbell, Young Labour International Rep
Anne Belworthy
Steve Furber
Manu Pillai
Invi Brenna, Canterbury resident
Jack Hicks
Phil Waring (Overseas Canterbury voter)
Archie Breare
Matthew Carter
Amy Hardy, Lancaster medical student
Jade Lindgren
Emily Pomroy-Smith
Jacob Corteen
Billy McLean, Derby North CLP
Ciara Finn
Jonathan Winbow - High Peak CLP LGBTQ+ Officer
Matthew Creigh
Elliott Gardiner
Amber Khan
Connor Pyper-Williams
Robert Philipson
Teresa Clark
Katie Truman
Liam Carroll
Calan Hewing (Co-chair) on behalf of the University of York Labour Club
Ben Ross
Sophie Howarth (Womens officer, Birmingham University Labour Society)
Peter Johnson
Gemma Shanahan- Chair of Kent Labour Students
Joel Nugent
Shanice Creag , Canterbury Constituent
Faiaz Alam
Suhaib Zaino, Kent Labour Students
Moe Phillips
Lizzie Cairns (University of Kent Labour society member)
Edward Taylor
Lewis Powell
Wrenna Robson
Adam Preston, Manchester Central
Jenny Elise Mears
Josh J Green  (Comms Officer for LGBT+ Labour Wales)
Paul L McGowan (Liverpool Walton CLP LGBT+ Officer)
Joseph Shaw- President of Cardiff Labour Students
Lily McAllister-Sutton
Leo Holmes (Vice Chair of Cardiff Young Labour)
Charlotte Jones
Daniel Rhodes-Mumby
Adam Evans - Garston and Halewood LGBT+ Officer
Allan McLeod, LGBT Officer, Middlesbrough CLP
Jack Allen, party member
Daryl Wickham (Broadland CLP Social Media Officer)
Ciara Hogg
Andrew Godfrey, LGBT+ Labour Wales Non-Portfolio Officer
Stephen Hick Labour Town Councillor Newquay, St Austell and Newquay CLP LGBT+ Officer and Social Media and Comms Officer.
Jack Goodwin-Hayward
Alexander Roberts
Kali Scott
Cai Parry
Andrew Zigmond
Dr Natacha Kennedy
Amy Parkin
Emma Jackson
Richard Harmer (Labour Member, Wallington and Carshalton)
Sophie Robinson
George Stroud
Fliss Radomska, Liverpool Young Labour Disabilities Officer
Niamh Cunningham
Tom Watson - LGBT+ Officer, East Yorkshire CLP
Sarah Elstob
Chris Sutton
Thomas Ellison
Lucy Vulliamy
Gabriela Houlgraves
Margaret Mcnulty
Richard Phillips
Ben Sullivan
Eleanor Lancaster
Amy Pinkney
Susan Sassoon
Jakob Anthony