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The Tory leadership contest is becoming a transphobia contest

Kemi Badenoch, Penny Mordaunt and Rishi Sunak are competing to see who can make things worst for us

The Tory leadership contest is becoming a transphobia contest
Penny Mordaunt and Kemi Badenoch, both candidates in the Tory leadership contest | PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo
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The UK is becoming increasingly unsafe for trans* people (especially transfeminine people). So it should be a great thing that the Tory Party’s contest to determine our next prime minister is giving so much attention to trans* people.

But they’re not talking about banning conversion therapy, helping us with housing or improving trans* healthcare. Oh no. They’re fighting over who can make things worst for us.

The contest for Tory leadership is becoming the contest for who can be the most transphobic.