Corbyn’s New Party Split Over Trans Policy
Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana’s new ‘fruit and nut’ party is already split over its policy on transgender issues as the People’s Front of Gaza continues to go full Python. The Telegraph has more.
Adnan Hussain, who will become one of the group’s six MPs, said last week that trans women are “not biologically women”.
But Ms Sultana declared she would “always” speak in support of the rights of trans people and insisted “bigotry has no place” in the new party.
Currently, Mr Hussain is a member of the Independent Alliance of MPs alongside Mr Corbyn, Ms Sultana and three others who were elected on a pro-Gaza ticket at the last election.
After the new party holds its founding conference in the autumn, the Independent Alliance will be folded into the new organisation.
Last Friday, Mr Hussain was asked about the position that the new party – which has the temporary name of Your Party – would take on LGBT issues and single-sex spaces.
The MP for Blackburn wrote on X: “Women’s rights and safe spaces should not be encroached upon. Safe third spaces should be an alternative option.”
Fewer than three hours after Mr Hussain’s post, Ms Sultana said: “I’ve always stood with the trans community, and I always will.
“The same forces targeting migrants and Muslims are attacking LGBTQ+ people, especially trans people. Our safety is in solidarity. None of us are free until all of us are free.
“That’s the new party we’re building. Bigotry has no place in it.”
Mr Corbyn has previously spoken in support of trans rights, putting him and Ms Sultana at odds with Mr Hussain on the issue.
At a Your Party event in Oldham last week, he was asked about transgender rights by a campaigner and replied: “Trans rights are human rights.”
Mr Hussain doubled down over the weekend despite facing an onslaught of social media abuse from transgender rights activists.
On being accused of “trans hate” by India Willoughby, a transgender journalist, Mr Hussain said: “There was no hatred expressed, India, it’s a conversation that needs to be had.
“Agreeing with women on their need for spaces exclusive to them is not an expression of hatred to any other community. I stated the need for safe spaces for trans people, that’s not hatred.”
When asked by a prospective supporter of the new party whether he believed trans women were women, Mr Hussain replied: “They’re not biologically women, hence trans-women.”
And indicating his support for single-sex toilets, split on the basis of biological sex, he added: “We’re talking about toilets, most sane people want to be segregated in a toilet.”
Pretty impressive to be splitting even before it’s got a name. As loony Left reality continue to imitate art, here are the classic People’s Front of Judea and Loretta clips from Life of Brian for some Monday afternoon amusement.
Worth reading in full.
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The Coalition of the Fringes cannot hold.
Back in the 80s RAF fighter crews stationed around UK performed QRA (quick reaction alert), so were cooped up for hours on end awaiting the order to ‘scramble’ and perform an interception. To while away the hours, countless video hours were watched, particularly ‘Life of Brian.’ Flying suits adorned with achievement badges, such as 1,000hrs Lightning or 1.000hrs Phantom, Red Flag etc began sporting 100hrs Life of Brian flashes. To qualify for the latter, a tough viva-voce exam on the film’s dialogue had to be passed.
So 10navigator isn’t just your nom de plume, then?
Nope. Served 69-86.
I served 161 to 180 😉
That Antonine plague must’ve been a bummer!
It was. Obviously it was a LOT less severe than covidovirus
“Queers for Palestine” take note.
And “Feminists for the Ayatollahs”.
Adnan Hussain … said … that trans women are “not biologically women”. But Ms Sultana … insisted “bigotry has no place” in the new party.
It’s always good to see the madleft tie itself in knots as it parts company with reality. Sultana appears to be saying that stating biological facts is “bigotry”. Also, the poor dear must know that biological facts are also “far-right”. And could she outline for us the view of the Left’s Favourite Religion on the question of biological facts?
If I say that Ms Sultana is alive, does that make me a bigot?
No, only if you say she’s a living human female.
I think she is currently self identifying as alive
It seems a) people are actually going to vote for these clowns b) the Greens (according to Caroline Lucas yesterday on radio), fancy a coalition with them because their policies align so well. haahahhhahahahhahaaaa A spokesman for the Fruit and Nut Party said wibble, wibble, boing
On a serious note (what? Sorry)
Corbyn loves to have endless scope for indignation and protest. He doesn’t actually want power, that would mean having results expected of him, being responsible and getting stuff done. So he doesn’t want a serious party, he just wants to have a platform for endless protest about gifts that keep on giving, e.g. demanding a Palestinian state (which everyone knows is never ever going to happen, so it’s safe to demand it).
Like when he suddenly became the Leader of Her Majesty’s Most Loyal Opposition – he was utterly taken aback and spent his time in a haze, unable to do anything but read out the public’s questions, verbatim, at PMQs.
Corbyn, trans, hardly a concern.
Well, it would be…