Jeremy Clarkson mocks trans-friendly toilets: ‘You might as well install urinals for Klingons’
Jeremy Clarkson has hit out at a report that calls for gender-neutral toilets in Parliament, claiming “you might as well install urinals suitable for Klingons”.
A report commissioned by Commons Speaker John Bercow last week recommended ParliamentĀ introduce gender neutral toilets for MPs, staff and visitorsĀ “to plan for a future sex/gender parity and diverse Parliament”.
It states: “Unisex/gender neutral toilets should be provided. In respect of the latter, a US restaurant has succinctly explained why: āfor single dads with daughters, single moms with sons, members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities, and adults with ageing parents who may be disabledā.”
Jeremy Clarkson claimedĀ in a column in the SunĀ that it was like introducing toilets for aliens.
He wrote: “This is seen as part of an ongoing struggle to fight sexism and prejudice. Hmmm.
“More like part of an ongoing struggle for our leaders to completely detach themselves from reality.
“First of all, there are no transgender MPs that Iām aware of.Ā So why use taxpayersā money to provide a facility that isnāt necessary?
“You might as well install urinals suitable for Klingons.”
He continued to mock trans people’s infertility, saying: “Itās all very well fighting for a manās right to have babies.
“But whereās the foetus going to gestate?Ā In a box?”
Of course it’s not Mr Clarkson’s first ill-informed foray into LGBTĀ issues.
He claimed in a column earlier this year that trans people had their minds “poisoned” by “lunatic” parents.
Clarkson was nominated for Stonewallās Bigot of the Year award in 2007 for refusing to apologiseĀ for homophobic comments on the motoring show.
He had told an audience member that he would not buy a car because it was āa bit gayā and āvery ginger beerā, which is rhyming slang for āqueerā.
The BBC took no action against Mr Clarkson for the incident, nor three years later when he “demanded the right not to be bummed”, nor 2014Ā when he posted a picture of himself and aĀ sign saying āgay c*ntā.
Clarkson was eventually sacked from the motoring show last year when he assaulted a producer, but has since signed a lucrative deal with Amazon.
One of Amazon’s only breakout shows so far is Transparent, which is based on the life of an older trans woman.
