During the Liberal Democrat Conference in Bournemouth, members of the LGBT+ Liberal Democrat Executive met with Dr Phillip Lee MP, Equalities Spokesperson Christine Jardine MP, and Chief Whip Alistair Carmichael MP. Also present in a personal capacity was our former Chair, Jennie Rigg.
On Bi Visibility Day, our exec member Holly writes:
The Liberal Democrats have announced that they will implement reform of the Gender Recognition Act as a priority, after the Conservative Government failed to bring forward measures despite promises to do so.
Following the civil partership of Rebecca Steinfeld and Charles Keidan today, LGBT+ Liberal Democrats welcome the introduction of mixed-sex civil partnerships in England and Wales.
Layla Moran, Lib Dem MP for Oxford West and Abingdon and Honorary President of LGBT+ Liberal Democrats, has today stated that she is pansexual and in a relationship with a woman, Rosy Cobb.
LGBT+ Liberal Democrats, working with the Terrence Higgins Trust, have co-signed a letter with the other main English parties' LGBT+ groups calling for Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) to be made available on the NHS from April 2020. The full text of the letter is reproduced below. Making PrEP available on the NHS has been Liberal Democrats policy since 2016.