What can be done about 'transphobia'?
Transgender people in the UK face "high levels of transphobia" on a daily basis and they have "a long way to go" to achieve equality in the UK, MPs say.
The Commons Women and Equalities Committee urged ministers to draw up a new strategy to tackle discrimination.
The NHS and prison service need urgent reform, its MPs said, and there should be more training for police officers and teachers in handling trans issues.
Victoria Derbyshire presenter Joanna Gosling spoke to Conservative MP Maria Miller, who heads up the equalities committee as well as transgender filmmaker Fox Fisher and specialist Dr James Barrett.
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