Understanding the fight over trans rights — part 1

Stephen Whittle has been at the heart of trans activism for half a century. He discusses the legal and political progress that has been made over the past few decades while the Guardian’s Scotland correspondent Libby Brooks examines why there was a backlash over the 2015 Gender Recognition Act, which proposed a further expansion of trans rights. Help support our independent journalism at <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/infocus">theguardian.com/infocus</a>