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Pilgrim Tucker vs. transgender people

by Andrea James Reviewed August 25, 2026 2 min read

Pilgrim Tucker is a British community organizer, housing campaigner, writer, and anti-transgender activist.

Background

Tucker earned a master’s degree from SOAS University of London in 2002 and a master’s equivalent from The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) in 2005. Tucker worked in New Zealand as a Citizen Enagement Co-ordinator for the North Shore City Council from 2008 to 2010, then returned to the UK to work as a User Involvement and Diversity Officer at Shelter UK from 2010 to 2012. Tucker was a Community Coordinator for Unite the Union from 2012 to 2016.

Tucker has written and campaigned about social housing, the Grenfell Tower disaster, and Labour Party politics.

In 2018, Tucker entered a doctoral program at the Open University, researching the history of housing in North Kensington.

Anti-trans activism

In February 2018, Tucker became publicly involved in opposition to proposed changes to Labour Party policy concerning the inclusion of self-identifying transgender women on all-women shortlists. On February 27, 2018, Tucker spoke at a Woman’s Place UK meeting in London.

In 2023, Tucker launched a legal challenge against the Open University, alleging discrimination, harassment and victimization connected partly to holding gender-critical beliefs. Tucker claimed to be unable to continue the doctoral program.

Anti-trans coverage

Sullivan, Alice (August 28, 2023). What went wrong at the Open University? The Spectator https://spectator.com/article/what-went-wrong-at-the-open-university/

Topping, Alexandra (March 17, 2018). Legal challenge to Labour over shortlists and trans women. The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/mar/17/legal-challenge-to-labour-over-shortlists-and-transwomen

Alston, Katie (March 5, 2018). The transgender arguments dividing society. BBC https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-43255878

Selected writing by Tucker

Tucker, Pilgrim (February 26, 2018). Labour’s position on the Gender Recognition Act is a huge mistake—and women need to be able to talk about it. HuffPost UK https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/gender-recognition-act_uk_5a9417f5e4b0ee6416a5400f

Tucker, Pilgrim (June 30, 2020). Labour, trans politics, and misogyny. Pilgrim Tucker https://pilgrimtucker.net/2020/06/30/labour-lctr-sbs-wtf/

Tucker, Pilgrim (July 19, 2023). Challenging bullying and discrimination at the Open University. CrowdJustice https://www.crowdjustice.com/case/pilgrim-tucker-challenging-discrimination-at-ou/

Media

Women’s Place UK with Pilgrim Tucker (March 27, 2018). A Woman’s Place is taking a stand: Pilgrim Tucker (London, 27th February 2018). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qf0jSyC-J8o

Resources

Pilgrim Tucker (pilgrimtucker.net)

X/Twitter (x.com)

LinkedIn (linkedin.com)

The Guardian (theguardian.com)

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