Trans political education with TWT

The World Transformed, in collaboration with LCTR and Momentum, are launching a new programme of political education on issues faced by trans people, and the importance of transgender liberation within socialist politics. TWT have hosted political festivals at Labour conferences since 2016, as well as helping run many local festivals. They also produce political education… read more…

Our NEC manifesto

Elections are now well underway for Labour’s National Executive Committee; an important body which oversees the party as a whole and manages much of Labour’s internal affairs. The NEC has power over a range of areas of concern to trans people, including party policy, engagement with members and standards of conduct. LCTR has therefore put… read more…

NEC engagement

LCTR has created a short manifesto of actionable policies which we would like the new NEC to take to help create a party committed to trans liberation. We don’t ask candidates to pledge themselves to these policies, but do want them to serve as concrete proposals for trans people and allies to support, a basis… read more…

LCTR in the media

Following our launch, LCTR has attracted a significant amount of attention from the media; as is common for any “political discussions” of trans people. Unfortunately, but very predictably, much of this has been framed negatively and through a transphobic lens, an endemic feature of our media’s coverage of trans people, which sees our struggle as… read more…

LCTR pledges attract huge support

Following LCTR’s launch, an enormous amount of energy and enthusiasm was mobilised throughout the Labour Party in support of trans people’s rights and liberation. Following this outpouring of solidarity, LCTR’s pledges have now been signed by over 4000 individual Labour Party members, representing a massive cross-section of strong support for trans people at all levels… read more…