Transgender activist who said 'would not matter' if the number of female murders increased if men were allowed to self-identify as women is devising ethics rules for therapists

A transgender academic accused of saying it ‘would not matter’ if the number of female murders increased if men were allowed to self-identify as women has been put in charge of creating guidelines for therapists, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. Philosophy professor Sophie Grace Chappell is on the core team revising the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy’s national ethical framework. Philosophy professor Sophie Grace Chappell is on the core team revising the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy’s national ethical framework Campaigners said such laws could allow men with predatory intentions automatic access to female-only spaces by identifying as women James Esses, who was kicked off a psychotherapy course for his gender-critical views, said ‘It is extremely worrying' to have a trans activist rewriting ethical guidance for therapists If that was challenged, she said ‘people would say there’s going to be a crime wave or dreadful homosexual murders. I fear this person will insert gender ideology into our professional guidelines.’ James Esses, who was kicked off a psychotherapy course for his gender-critical views, said: ‘It is extremely worrying that a trans activist who dismisses concerns about women’s safety is rewriting ethical guidance for therapists.’ Last night Prof Chappell, who teaches at the Open University, said: ‘I have never said that violence against anyone does not matter.