Are gay men doing enough to support trans women? Four community voices give their take

Dani St James, India Willoughby, Ella Morgan and Mzz Kimberley (Images: Provided) (Image: Channel 4)

Ella Morgan (she/her)
TV star

Gay men can help women by more openly acknowledging that they owe their civil liberties to Black trans women and lesbians. Defend the rights of their queer siblings instead of pretending the T isn’t in LGBTQ.  We don’t need to separate ourselves from LGB people. Gender identity is different from sexual orientation, but we’re still a minority facing similar struggles. Being trans in the 2020s is like being homosexual in the 1980s/90s. We’re one big queer community with one thing in common: the struggle to be accepted by those who aren’t queer.

Gay men should be able to hold space with empathy rather than exclude and ostracise — they should be allies. Gay

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