Education Secretary Gillian Keegan Clarifies Position on Transgender Status

Education Secretary Gillian Keegan has clarified her position on transgender status, distinguishing between those who have undergone surgery and those who have not. Speaking to BBC Radio 4, she explained that her 2020 statement, 'trans women are women,' referred to those who had fully physically transitioned.

Education Secretary Gillian Keegan has addressed questions on whether her views about the status of transgender individuals have evolved since 2020, when she stated 'trans women are women.' In an interview with BBC Radio 4, Keegan distinguished between transgender people who had undergone gender reassignment surgery and those who had not.

She clarified that in 2020, she had in mind individuals who had fully transitioned physically.

She stated, 'Someone that was a man, that has transitioned, that has fully transitioned, is known as a woman.'