A number of LGBT+ Liberal Democrats are quitting the party after a formal definition of transphobia was leaked online. A statement, later formally released during Trans Awareness Week, said it was revised due to "greater clarity to the interpretation of the law in this area."
Available on the Liberal Democrats website, the new definition rejects "prejudice and discrimination based upon race, ethnicity, caste, heritage, class, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, gender identity or sexual orientation." However, the new statement added that "Holding and expressing gender critical views, whether in internal debates or publicly, is protected by law", upsetting many LGBT+ Lib Dems, according to PinkNews.
