Debbie Hayton
Debbie Hayton (born 1968) is a British secondary school science teacher and political activist. Hayton is a Transsexual woman who underwent Gender transition in 2012 and Gender reassignment surgery in 2016, but opposes Gender self-identification.
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- Firstly, transgender people are not the most marginalised and discriminated against. Some of us are doing rather well for ourselves thanks. There are, of course, some countries where trans people face persecution. But in the UK, and other western nations, we have the same rights as everyone else and a few more besides. So while Nandy is right that there needs to be a conversation about this issue, any solution must not come at the expense of other vulnerable groups.
- "What Labour's Lisa Nandy needs to know about trans rights", The Spectator (17 November 2023).
- The Labour MP and shadow cabinet minister Lisa Nandy was in dispute with the author J.K. Rowling on the issue of transgender rights.
