Lucas North, treasurer of LGBT+ Liberal Democrats, called a motion to remove trans women from Liberal Democrat diversity quotas at the annual party conference “a sham,” urging attendees to “reject the idea that trans identities are up for debate.” The motion in question was proposed in light of the Supreme Court ruling that a women should be defined by biological sex, but North argued the motion misrepresented the legal position and contradicted the party’s longstanding support for LGBT+ people. They said the membership could vote it down, but believed motions like this shouldn’t be “used to legitimise bigotry in the name of a small and extremist faction.” Following North’s intervention, the motion was dropped after it did not get enough support for the debate to proceed, with a "clear majority" voting to move to the next item of business instead. #LibDems #LiberalDemocrats #LGBTQIA #UKPolitics #transgender