sarah montague speaks to stonewall ceo ruth hunt. stonewall was founded 30 years ago to campaign for gay and lesbian rights. when my guest today, ruth hunt, became its chief executive, she extended its work to include the trans community. but many stonewall members have been upset at the line the leadership has taken on gender recognition, that anyone can declare themselves to be male orfemale, and at their refusal to share a platform with anyone who disagrees. is this coalition which has been at the forefront of gay liberation for decades now in danger of tearing itself apart? ruth hunt, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, hello. now, stonewall could have argued that it should be easier for trans people to have their chosen gender recognised. but you chose to go further, and say all someone needs to do is say that they are a man or a woman. why did you take that position? well, that s the current position that exists in ireland, malta, argentina, and in reality, it s the practic
on trans issues. theyjust don t believe that trans now on bbc news, hardtalk. should be coupled with lgb, and that is a position. stonewall was founded 30 years but the movement, the lgb movement internationally, ago to campaign for gay is an lgbt movement. stonewall was very late and lesbian rights. to the party on this, and the opposition we received when my guest today, ruth hunt, became its chief executive, for not doing trans was as loud, she extended its work to include as vicious, as upset, as angry. the trans community. i remember in 2008. but many stonewall members have been upset at the line the leadership has taken on gender recognition, that anyone can declare themselves to be male orfemale, and at their refusal to share a platform with anyone what is the argument for including, because you are including identity as well as sex? who disagrees. what is the argument for including lesbians with gay people? these bedfellows have not always is this coalition, which has
now on bbc news, it s hardtalk. sarah montague speaks to stonewall ceo ruth hunt. stonewall was founded 30 years ago to campaign for gay and lesbian rights. when my guest today, ruth hunt, became its chief executive, she extended its work to include the trans community. but many stonewall members have been upset at the line the leadership has taken on gender recognition, that anyone can declare themselves to be male orfemale, and at their refusal to share a platform with anyone who disagrees. is this coalition, which has been at the forefront of gay liberation for decades, now in danger of tearing itself apart? ruth hunt, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, hello. now, stonewall could have argued that it should be easier for trans people to have their chosen gender recognised. but you chose to go further, and say all someone needs to do is say that they are a man or a woman. why did you take that position? well, that s the current position that exists in ireland, malta, argentina
declaring his involvement in helping britain s former prime minister, borisjohnson, secure a loan. thousands of people in new zealand are left without power as parts of the country endure the start of a severe storm with warnings of more destruction to come. you re watching bbc news. now it s time for political thinking with nick robinson hello and welcome to political thinking. the row about how and why a rapist called adam ended up in a women s prison has shone a spotlight on a debate which in truth, has been raging notjust for months, but for years. at the centre of that debate is the charity and campaigning organisation stonewall. my guest on political thinking this week is the new chair of stonewall. he s iain anderson and he s got a cv that might surprise you. he s a lifelong conservative. he went to school with michael gove in aberdeen and he ended up running a leadership campaign for ken clarke. he s also a westminster insider who s operated behind the scenes at very
providing refuge for asylum seekers on merseyside in northwest england. now it s time for political thinking with nick robinson. hello and welcome to political thinking. the row about how and why a rapist called adam ended up in a women s prison has shone a spotlight on a debate which in truth, has been raging notjust for months, but for years. at the centre of that debate is the charity and campaigning organisation stonewall. my guest on political thinking this week is the new chair of stonewall. he s ian anderson and he s got a cv that might surprise you. he s a lifelong conservative. he went to school with michael gove in aberdeen and he ended up running a leadership campaign for ken clarke. he s also a westminster insider who s operated behind the scenes at very high level with ministers of all political parties. he set up and he now runs one of the largest lobbying firms in britain, cicero. he now fears that we are entering an american style culture war and we might in b