Trans Activist Steph Richards Steps Down, Shifts Focus

0:00On April 16, Steph Richards, a 73-year-old trans woman and human rights activist, just stepped down as Parliamentary Engagement Officer for Indo-Metriosis South Coast. She got the gig last month to lobby MPs for the charity, but quit in what she calls the best interest of the cause and those it helps. This isn't her first exit from the group. She was CEO back in 2023 and resigned after similar pushback just six months in. She's also founded Translucin, pushing for trans and gender diverse rights, and she's been deep in Labour Party women's roles, like Portsmouth's. Women's Officer from 2021 to 2024. Critics slammed the hire as ridiculous, saying it's off base for someone without the condition to rep women facing Indo-Metriosis pain, heavy bleeding, and infertility. Folks compared it to a white person speaking for black communities. The charity stood by her skills at first, arguing advocacy doesn't need personal experience. Now she's out as head of Translucin 2, citing a crowdfunding legal fight against Labour,

1:04barring trans women from their National Women's Conference. This September, they're allowing fringe events instead, based on a Supreme Court ruling. She's shifting focus to women's action network Portsmouth, championing issues like wasp women and student debt gaps for women, keeping the unity. Fight alive without the drama.