Varadkar doesn't want Fine Gael 'dragged into' a culture war on transgender issues

At a private meeting of the party, Fine Gael TDs and senators expressed a wide range of views on transgender issues

Mr Varadkar told colleagues he strongly disagrees with the narrative that transgender people are "dangerous" and he doesn't want his party to become involved in the type of culture wars that have been seen in the US and other countries. Picture: Niall Carson/PA

The Taoiseach has warned his party that he does not want Fine Gael getting "dragged into" a culture war on transgender issues.

At a private meeting of the party, a considerable number of Fine Gael TDs and senators expressed a wide range of views on transgender issues, raising questions about transgender prisoners, as well as how the topic is treated in schools.