Labour MP Rosie Duffield reveals she will refuse to call Eddie Izzard a woman – and says ‘you might as well arrest me now’ if misgendering someone becomes a hate crime

• Labour MP Rosie Duffield has said she will refuse to call Eddie Izzard a woman
• Comedian Izzard announced two years ago decision to use ‘she/her’ pronouns
• Duffield, 51, railed against ‘gender self-identification’ at LGB Alliance conference

Labour MP Rosie Duffield has said she will refuse to call Eddie Izzard a woman.

The comedian, who is campaigning to stand as a Labour MP, announced two years ago the decision to use ‘she/her’ pronouns.

Ms Duffield, 51, railed against the idea of ‘gender self-identification’ at the conference of the LGB Alliance, a campaign group advocating for lesbian, gay and bisexual people, in London on Friday.

Comedian Eddie Izzard, who is campaigning to stand as a Labour MP, announced two years ago the decision to use ‘she/her’ pronouns

Asked about the possibility of misgendering someone becoming a hate crime, she said: ‘Is that a serious thing? Is that coming to Parliament any time soon? I hope not because you might as well arrest me now. I’m not calling Eddie Izzard a woman.’

Izzard, 60, announced two weeks ago a plan to stand for Labour in the Sheffield Central constituency at the next General Election.

Ms Duffield said she was ‘persona non grata’ in the Labour Party and called on leader Sir Keir Starmer to have a ‘proper debate’ on the issue.

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