# Stonewall CEO urges cooler rhetoric in trans debate, says progress takes time

Stonewall’s chief executive has called for lowering the temperature in the public debate over transgender rights, arguing that progress takes time. The intervention matters amid a highly polarized UK discussion over trans rights and LGBT advocacy.

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### Health
- [The Guardian Health](https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/nov/01/progress-takes-time-stonewall-ceo-on-turning-down-the-heat-on-the-trans-debate) — Sun, 01 Nov 2026 08:00:06 GMT