News - Mid Suffolk Liberal Democrats

Statement from Plus and Wera Hobhouse, Spokesperson for Women and Equalities, on the government’s continuing failure to deliver GRA reform

Two years ago the Government opened a consultation on reforming the Gender Recognition Act 2004 (GRA) proposing amongst its measures that the requirement for a person to undergo an humiliating, unnecessarily pathologising, and arduous medicalised transition route before they could apply for the simple dignity of having their human rights recognised would be removed and replaced with a simple, non-medicalised system.

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by Plus Lib Dems & Wera Hobhouse

2 Sep 2020

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A Response from the LGBT+ Liberal Democrats and Wera Hobhouse MP to the UK Government’s plan to scrap GRA Reform

Grief and despair. That's what a great number of trans, non-binary and intersex individuals in the UK are feeling today. Despite 3 years of promises and consultations by successive Conservative governments, which created a storm of anti-trans hatred and disinformation from the media, the Government has scrapped its plans to reform the Gender Recognition Act. We, along with a majority of respondents to both Govenrment consultations, had welcomed proposals to introduce self-identification, remove the spousal veto and allow non-binary individuals to gain legal recognition. Sadly, these have all now been scrapped.

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by The LGBT+LD Executive

22 Sep 2020

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Lib Dem Conference Votes to Support Trans and Non Binary People In Party

On the last day of Liberal Democrat Conference, members resoundingly supported a motion to support trans and non binary people in the party.

30 Sep 2020

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Lady Phyll, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Black Pride

Black History Month: Celebrating Lady Phyll

Phyll Opoku-Gyimah, also known as Lady Phyll, is the co-founder and executive director of UK Black Pride, the first event of...

by Lucy Tonge

10 Oct 2020

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Justin Fashanu, the first openly gay football player in Britain

Black History Month: Celebrating Justin Fashanu

Content warning: Suicide. Justin Fashanu began his career as an apprentice with Norwich City, having impressed as part of their...

by Lucy Tonge

16 Oct 2020

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LGBT+LD Launches Councillors Network

On Thursday 15 October the LGBT+ Liberal Democrats launched the LGBT+ LD Councillors Network. The Network has been set up to connect LGBT+ Councillors from across the country, and to help LGBT+LD provide support and materials to those delivering for LGBT+ residents on the ground.

16 Oct 2020

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