- Cabinet minister Liz Truss has incurred the wrath of the transgender community
- Tweeted article which praised forum for letting users ‘question the tenets’ of transgenderism
- She has been condemned by the transgender lobby as a ‘terf’, a derogatory term used for feminists they deem to be transphobic
Cabinet Minister Liz Truss has incurred the wrath of the transgender community – and risked angering the Prime Minister – by supporting Mumsnet users leading a backlash against militant transgender activists.
Ms Truss, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, posted a magazine article on Twitter which praised the internet forum for letting its users ‘question the tenets’ of transgenderism – such as whether ‘self-defined gender trumps biological sex’. Last night she was condemned by the transgender lobby as a ‘terf’, a derogatory term used for feminists they deem to be transphobic.
Her intervention will be controversial in Downing Street because Theresa May has overseen a liberalisation of transgender rights.
Last night Delia Johnston, the former head of a charity campaigning for trans sportspeople to be allowed to compete in their chosen gender, condemned Ms Truss. Ms Johnston said: ‘She is giving kudos to Mumsnet who are particularly vicious on this particular front. Truss could be investigated for backing a group that is effectively advocating violence against the transgender community. She may be a terf in disguise.’
A spokeswoman for Ms Truss declined to comment.
Cabinet Minister Liz Truss (pictured) has incurred the wrath of the transgender community by posting a magazine article on Twitter which praised Mumsnet for letting its users ‘question the tenets’ of transgenderism
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