Fran Amery is a senior lecturer in politics at the University of Bath. She is author of Beyond Pro-Life and Pro-Choice: The Changing Politics of Abortion in Britain. Her research addresses contemporary feminist politics, particularly in the context of struggles for reproductive justice and LGBTQ+ rights.
Britain’s moral panic over the trans “threat” is often promoted by people who see themselves as liberals. But their transphobia echoes the same reactionary themes long used to demonize minorities.