Ben Habib has hit out at trans ideologies during a tense debate on GB News, suggesting they only serve to “hijack” language.
It comes after the Labour Party unveiled new plans to clamp down on sexual harassment in the workplace.
New figures show almost five million women experience such behaviour at work each year.
Keir Starmer U-turned on gender in July when he finally declared a woman an “adult female”, having previously dithered on the definition.
Ben Habib says trans ideologies are 'hijacking' language
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The Labour leader previously retained an innocuous stance when asked whether a woman can have a penis.
Speaking on GB News, Reform UK deputy leader Ben Habib said there are “only two sexes”, and claimed language is being “hijacked” by trans ideologies.
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“Gender ideology is a psychiatric condition”, he said.
“It’s not an ideological position. We shouldn’t be prejudiced against these people.
“In order for society to be sane, we’ve got to be sensible in the way we address this issue. A man is a man.
“Thankfully, women are women. That has always been the case.”
Keir Starmer has previously dithered on the definition of a woman
PAHabib said that Starmer’s previous dithering on the definition of a woman do not hold him in good stead to lead a Government.
In a fiery retort, journalist Amy Nickell-Turner suggested the trans community only represents a tiny portion of the British public, and therefore should not be a cause for concern.
“This whole reductive way of speaking about women’s rights being able who shouldn’t be allowed in a cubicle is where we’re going wrong”, she said.
“The trans community is 0.5 per cent of the population, so why are we focusing and harassing this community? The rights of the trans community are not at odds with the rights of women.”
Ben Habib argued back by denying the trans community is being “harassed”, but suggested children are being “hijacked” by woke lessons in school.
“They are being taught that if they wish to identify as another sex, they can”, he said.
“They’re being taught that there are 72 genders.”
Nickell-Turner hit back by suggesting there has “never” been 72 genders, and we should treat the trans community with the “respect it deserves”.
Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner has warned the issue of sexual harassment in the workplace is “rife”, adding it is “destroying careers and ruining women’s lives”.
She told the Independent that cases recently hitting headlines “are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the experiences of millions of women in workplaces the length and breadth of Britain.”
