Lily Madigan
Lily Madigan | |
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| Nationality | British |
| Political party | The Labour Party |
| Website | https://lilymadigan.org |
Lily Madigan is a member of the British Labour Party. She was the first trans woman to hold the position of Women's Officer, having been elected in November 2017 for the Labour Party in the constituency Rochester and Strood.[1][2][3]
Madigan applied to and was rejected from the Jo Cox Women in Leadership Programme. Following this, five articles were written about Madigan in The Times;[4] the articles were condemned by 55 activists involved in the programme who applauded the party for "supporting the principle that every woman" should get the chance to participate. Signatories included Labour MPs Rosie Duffield and Preet Gill.[5] The incident led to Madigan receiving online abuse.[4]
Madigan's election as Women's Officer was controversial within the Labour Party.[6] A complaint by Madigan alleging transphobia against women's officer Anne Ruzylo was not upheld, but led Ruzylo to stand down.[1][4][7][8]
In 2016, Madigan took legal action while at St Simon Stock Catholic School, after the school made her wear a male uniform, continued to use her deadname and denied her access to female toilets.[9][10][11][12]
Madigan attended the University for the Creative Arts, at which she ran the LGBTQ+ liberation group, as well as the women's liberation group, and was Campus Executive Officer. The students' union put out a solidarity statement with Madigan, commenting on the attention she received in the media.[13] In 2018, Madigan was listed as one of Teen Vogue's "21 Under 21".[2]
References
- ^ a b "Lily Madigan: I want to be Labour's first transgender MP". BBC Newsbeat. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- ^ a b Diavolo, Lucy (5 November 2018). "21 Under 21: Lily Madigan's Political Moxie Is Fueled by Bigots' Attention". Teen Vogue. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
- ^ Bannerman, Lucy (20 November 2017). "Trans teenager Lily Madigan voted in as a Labour women's officer". The Times. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- ^ a b c Butterworth, Benjamin (5 December 2017). "Trans teen Lily Madigan begs the media and anti-trans activists to stop attacking her". PinkNews. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
- ^ "Jo Cox women's leadership scheme rebukes The Times over attacks on transgender teen". PinkNews. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- ^ "UK transgender rights row intensifies as book fair is cancelled". The Guardian. 26 November 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- ^ "Lily Madigan: The Labour women's officer aiming to becoming Britain's first transgender MP". TalkRadio.com. 8 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Lily Madigan: I'm a transgender teen agitator; I make an ideal Labour Women's Officer". The Times. 26 November 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- ^ Bereford, Meka (15 October 2016). "School threatens to suspend trans student for wearing female uniform". PinkNews. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
- ^ "Maidstone transgender teen Lily Madigan begins treatment". BBC News. 8 November 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- ^ Oppenheim, Maya (24 February 2018). "Lily Madigan: Meet the woman who wants to be Labour's first transgender MP". The Independent. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
- ^ "Transgender teenager begins treatment". BBC News. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- ^ "An open letter in solidarity with Lily Madigan". UCA Students' Union. Retrieved 9 December 2017.