TL;DR

• Corbyn and Sultana shared messages honoring Trans Day of Remembrance.
• Labour and several other major parties issued no statement at all.
• Your Party continues to face internal tension over trans rights.
• A Your Party MP left after backlash over comments denying trans women’s womanhood.
• Greens and Lib Dems publicly supported trans people, while the right stayed silent.

CORBYN & SULTANA SPEAK OUT FOR TDoR — WHILE LABOUR GHOSTS THE TRANS COMMUNITY

On a day meant for solemn remembrance and fierce solidarity, two unexpected voices stepped up — and one very large political party stepped out. Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana marked Trans Day of Remembrance with powerful public messages, even as Labour’s official channels remained quieter than a Tory at Pride.

Trans Day of Remembrance, observed globally on November 20, stands as a haunting reminder of the violence trans people face every day. It’s a day for names, candles, mourning, and renewed resolve — not for political foot-dragging. But in the UK’s increasingly volatile debate over trans rights, even a moment of respect has become a pressure point.

So while Labour and several centre-left parties fumbled the assignment, Corbyn and Sultana — now commanders aboard the rocky vessel known as Your Party — actually showed up.

Corbyn wrote, “On Trans Day of Remembrance, we mourn those who have lost their lives to transphobic violence… Trans rights are human rights.” A simple, humane message that apparently required no committee approvals or scared consultants whispering, “Maybe not today.”

Sultana echoed the sentiment directly, writing that we must “honour the lives tragically taken by transphobic violence” and recommit to a world where every trans person can live “openly, safely and with the dignity they deserve.”

Imagine that — dignity. Radical!

MEANWHILE, LABOUR WAS BUSIER THAN A CLOSETED MP AVOIDING GRINDR

Labour released no message. Neither did the SNP, Plaid Cymru, Sinn Féin, SDLP, or Alliance. The political silence was deafening — and telling. While trans people lit candles and read the names of the dead, entire political blocs apparently decided the safest stance was… nothing at all.

Of course, the right-wing parties were silent too — but no one expected the Conservatives, Reform UK, or the DUP to suddenly sprout compassion and rainbow wings.

But Labour’s absence? That hurt.

This is the same party that once championed LGBTQ equality on the global stage. Now they can’t manage a tweet? A sentence? A “thinking of you”? Honey, the bar is low enough to limbo under.

YOUR PARTY: BORN UNITED, NOW BICKERING LIKE A GROUP CHAT

Corbyn and Sultana’s glowing solidarity posts landed against a backdrop of their own party’s messy internal drama.

Your Party launched earlier this year with huge excitement — 800,000 sign-ups and a promise of a progressive home outside traditional party politics. But cracks emerged faster than TikTok beef.

Sultana accused Corbyn and the other men in the alliance of being a “sexist boys club.” LGBTQ voters questioned the new party’s commitments to trans rights. And then Blackburn MP Adnan Hussain torched whatever goodwill remained by declaring trans women “not biologically women,” parroting old-school anti-trans talking points that would make even the internet’s worst commentators blush.

After public backlash, Sultana reaffirmed that trans rights are a core plank of the party — but the damage was done. Hussain bailed last week, claiming Your Party had a “toxic” culture. The irony writes itself.

GREEN PARTY & LIB DEMS ACTUALLY SHOW UP

While Labour hid under a blanket, the Greens delivered a clear, compassionate statement, led by new party leader and vocal trans ally Zack Polanski. They not only mourned trans lives lost but called out society’s rising anti-trans rhetoric directly.

The Liberal Democrats also released a statement reaffirming their commitment to LGBTQ rights and standing against transphobic violence. It wasn’t complicated. It never is — unless a party makes it so.

LGBTQ IMPACT: SILENCE SPEAKS, SUPPORT SAVES

For trans people, especially in a climate where rights are debated like football scores, simple acknowledgment matters. Public affirmation from political leaders can mean hope, safety, and visibility. Silence, on the other hand, feels like abandonment — and trans communities have felt enough of that for a lifetime.

Corbyn and Sultana’s posts weren’t revolutionary; they were human. And right now, humanity is what trans people deserve most.

If Labour and others can’t muster even that, maybe the voters — especially queer ones — will remember this silence next election day.