Petition · past parliament
Withdraw Jenni Murray's DBE unless she apologises for disparaging trans women.
Rejected
18 signatures
What the petition asks
She made money by writing a very insulting article in the Daily Telegraph about women gender reassignees. This group is protected by the Equalities Act, for the good reason that they risk verbal abuse and assault as the go about their lives. Such articles encourage this behaviour.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/03/05/jenni-murray-transgender-women-not-real-women leading to this virtually identical article http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39173398. It all creates a climate in which it is OK to attack trans women.
Why it was rejected
It was about honours or appointments, which petitions cannot cover.
We can't accept petitions asking for people's honours to be taken away. You can find out more about how honours are taken away here:
https://www.gov.uk/honours
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Timeline
| 5 Mar 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 7 Mar 2017 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
18
Status
Rejected
Rejected
7 Mar 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.