TV star Kirstie Allsopp says the mocking of trans people ‘has to stop’
Kirstie Allsopp. (Getty)
Kirstie Allsopp. (Getty)
Kirstie Allsopp has received a wave of transphobic comments after saying that the mocking of trans people “has to stop”.
The Location, Location, Location presenter, 54, took to X/Twitter on Wednesday (21 January) to share her thoughts on the treatment of trans people.
“Somehow, at some point in the last few years it has become acceptable to publicly mock trans people,” Allsopp wrote. “This isn’t about vulnerable women’s spaces, or women’s sport, it’s about delighting in declaring your disgust for a tiny minority of other humans and it has to stop.”
People have replied by sending vile tweets further mocking trans people and spreading misinformation. “They’re castrating kids Kirstie,” claimed one person while someone else put: “‘Trans’ is a lie.”
Resharing one response that read “Nobody has to be kind or listen to Trans people (men)” Allsopp added: “This is exactly what I am talking about. This has to be called out. It is wrong.”
Allsopp also responded to someone disparaging her for her compassionate stance on the treatment of trans people. The presenter wrote in reply: “I’m someone who hates to see bullying, I think it is the start of something terrible. I believe we can debate issues without mockery and cruelty.”
In another tweet she said: “I would defend vulnerable women’s spaces with my last breath. I also find transphobia deeply, deeply disturbing,” before further calling out more “deeply disturbing” tweets.
This latest showing of support for the trans community from Allsopp follows the broadcaster recently calling out JK Rowling for being “sad and childish” after the Harry Potter author was blocked by broadcaster India Willoughby.
Allsopp and Rowling have clashed in the past over trans issues. The author has become well-known for sharing her views on the trans community in recent years.
Allsopp has also found herself in the crosshairs of so-called ‘gender critical’ individuals over her pro-trans allyship before, notably last year after the presenter claimed that Gregg Wallace had made her feel “uncomfortable”.
She also previously defended trans influencer Dylan Mulvaney, who was enduring a wave of transphobic abuse at the time, after featuring in an advert for beer brand Bud Light.
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