As Pride season draws to a close, I’ve been reflecting on who has spoken up for the LGBTQ+ community during this difficult time.

It’s been heartening to see people like Kate Nash, Mariah Carey, Nicola Coughlan and others affirm their support for trans rights, even as attacks on us continue.

But seeing Labour’s Lisa Nandy at Wigan Pride, wearing a T-shirt reading ‘protect the dolls’ – a slogan seen as being supportive of trans rights – left me with very mixed feelings.

Not least because of Labour’s horrendous approach to trans rights since taking power just over 12 months ago.

Nandy, as a cabinet minister, is being justifiably accused of hypocrisy because of her choice of T-shirt, and how it squares with her party’s stance on LGBTQ+ issues. When Keir Starmer entered government last July

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