It’s a transphobic statement that adds to an already repressive policy. Sunday 18 June, the media specializing in the rights of LGBTQI+ people Pink news has released an allegedly private video of the British prime minister Rishi Sunak.
We see him teasing the “ women with penises i.e. transgender women. This, under the fat laughter of a hundred deputies. We also hear him making fun of the Liberal Democrat leader, Ed Daveyknown for supporting transgender rights.
“You can probably see that he was trying to convince everyone that women have penises. You all know I’m a huge fan of anyone studying math until they’re 18, but apparently we need to focus on biology. »
Rishi Sunak, June 5th.
According to the media, these images date back to June 5, during a rally with the 1922 Committee, a group of Conservative MPswhich meets weekly when Parliament is in session.
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The person you anonymously shared the video with Pink newsthen present, said: “ The veneer of free speech in public is one thing, but making jokes in private is another. (…) There was laughter, there were several young participants who looked visibly uncomfortable.”
Rishi Sunak is not on his first attempt. In November 2022, he announced his intention to return to “Equality Act”, the Equality Act to ban trans women from same-sex spaces, including locker rooms and sporting competitions. Last January he blocked a Scottish law which aims to facilitate the change of marital status for trans people, including children under 16 and by abolishing or shortening some administrative procedures.
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