EXCLUSIVE: Labour Parliamentary Candidate comes out as transgender
PinkNews Exclusive In a rare move, a British Parliamentary Candidate has come out as transgender, in an interview with PinkNews. Labour’s Emily Brothers – who is standing for Parliament in Sutton and...
View ArticleInterview: Labour Parliamentary Candidate Emily Brothers comes out as...
PinkNews talks to Emily Brothers, the first openly transgender Parliamentary Candidate to come out of their own accord and stand for one of the major political parties in the UK. Ms Brothers, who is...
View ArticleEd Miliband welcomes first trans Parliamentary candidate
The leader of the Labour Party Ed Miliband has tweeted his support for a Parliamentary Candidate standing for the party, who came out as transgender in an interview on PinkNews today. Emily Brothers,...
View ArticleThe Sun on blind, trans Labour candidate: ‘How did she know she was the wrong...
Writing in the Sun newspaper, Rod Liddle has asked how a blind, trans Labour Parliamentary Candidate knew “she was the wrong sex”. Earlier this week, in a rare move, Labour’s Emily Brothers, who is...
View ArticleSun columnist apologises for ‘joke’ about blind transgender Labour candidate
Sun columnist Rod Liddle has apologised for asking how a blind, trans Labour Parliamentary Candidate knew “she was the wrong sex”. Earlier this week, in a rare move, Labour’s Emily Brothers, who is...
View Article17,000 call on The Sun to apologise for ‘joke’ about blind transgender candidate
Over 17,000 people have signed a petition calling on The Sun to apologise for publishing a column questioning how a blind, transgender Labour candidate knew “she was the wrong sex”. Earlier this week,...
View ArticleTransgender Green candidate: There’s a woeful lack of trans politicians
A transgender parliamentary candidate for the Green party has spoken about the challenges of running for office. Labour PPC Emily Brothers – who is standing for Parliament in Sutton and Cheam – made...
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What UKIP’s founder thinks of Farage, and 6 other stories you’ll want to read
PinkNews brings you a roundup of news from the past seven days. Here are some of the most widely read, and notable news stories from the past week which you may have missed. 1. The Salvation Army...
View ArticleTrans Labour candidate writes Sun column to respond to ‘joke’ about her
Labour candidate Emily Brothers has written a column in The Sun in response to Rod Liddle’s joke at her expense. The columnist had joked in his Sun column about the blind, trans parliamentary...
View ArticleEmily Brothers: I don’t want to be ‘that transgender politician’
Labour party candidate Emily Brothers has said she doesn’t want be labelled as a “transgender politician”. Ms Brothers, who came out in an exclusive interview with PinkNews, told the Telegraph: “I...
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Five candidates for ‘Briton of the Year’ who are not Nigel Farage
On the announcement that UKIP leader Nigel Farage has been named ‘Briton of the Year’ by the Times Newspaper, here are just a few people who probably deserve the honour a bit more. The accolade was...
View ArticleTransgender Labour candidate Emily Brothers reveals past suicide attempt
Labour candidate Emily Brothers has revealed that she once attempted to take her own life because of her gender. Ms Brothers – who was a key figure in securing Disability Living Allowance for blind...
View ArticleComment: I understand how Leelah Alcorn must have felt, by Emily Brothers
Out transgender Labour Parliamentary Candidate Emily Brothers writes for PinkNews on her own experiences of contemplating suicide and on the suicide of trans teen Leelah Alcorn. “I know how you feel”...
View ArticleEmily Brothers calls for stronger press regulation in Cambridge Union speech
Labour’s first out trans Prospective Parliamentary Candidate Emily Brothers spoke passionately about her journey at the Cambridge Union, and told PinkNews she thought trans issues are the “new frontier...
View ArticleBlind transgender candidate ‘harassed by Lib Dems’ at Nick Clegg protest
Liberal Democrat activists have been urged to apologise – after attempting to block a blind, transgender Labour candidate from their leader during a protest. Protesters against the government gathered...
View ArticleLabour’s first out trans candidate Emily Brothers loses out in Sutton and Cheam
Labour’s first out trans Parliamentary candidate has failed to be elected in Sutton and Cheam. Ms Brothers – who was a key figure in securing Disability Living Allowance for blind people – came out as...
View ArticleLabour’s first trans candidate to undergo heart surgery
The first transgender candidate to stand for the Labour party has been admitted to hospital for heart surgery, less than a fortnight after she lost out on her seat. Former Labour candidate Emily...
View ArticlePress watchdog slams Sun over column mocking blind transgender candidate
The press regulator has upheld complaints against The Sun over a newspaper column that mocked a blind, transgender Labour Parliamentary candidate. In his column earlier this year, Sun columnist Rod...
View ArticleColumnist mocks blind transgender people again, after watchdog complaint
A columnist who was rebuked by the press watchdog for mocking a blind transgender politician, has again joked about blind transgender people. Rod Liddle had a complaint upheld against him by the IPSO...
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Trans Labour candidate to run for London Assembly
Labour’s Emily Brothers has announced that she is running for a spot on the London Assembly. Ms Brothers became Labour’s first openly transgender Parliamentary candidate earlier this year, when she ran...
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