LGBT+ Liberal Democrats 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

If you were part of the fight to get same sex marriage passed – thank you, from all of us! 🌈

A celebratory graphic titled “12 years of ‘I do’!” featuring photos of same-sex couples, including several from the Liberal Democrats. The images show couples on their wedding days, hugging, smiling or attending events. The banner thanks Baroness Lynne Featherstone and campaigners who made same sex marriage a reality. It also thanks Lib Dem couples for sharing their photos. At the bottom is the LGBT+ Liberal Democrats logo and publishing details.

Today we celebrate 12 years since the @libdems.org.uk passed the Same Sex Marriage Act, with some lovely photos of our married and engaged Plus members.

Including our Chair, Charley, who’s getting married in October, and our Honorary Vice President, Adrian, who celebrates their 10th anniversary.

Portrait photographs of three smiling men, surrounded by greenery and yellow flowers.

Five years ago, the murders of David, James and Joe shocked Reading, and the world.

They were kind, popular members of our community taken from it far too soon. Today, Reading remembers them. Each of them made Reading that much better, and they are deeply missed.

Love from us to all who knew them.

Thank you to the 379 MPs, including 63 @libdems.org.uk MPs, who voted to uphold bodily autonomy today, and the rights of some of the most vulnerable women in society.

Thank you to Rebecca for writing this.

There's a (deliberate) disconnect between how trans+ folks and their close allies, and how cis people more widely, are experiencing this.

We in the LGBT+ Lib Dems are working on how we can close that gap and bring the reality home to the wider community.

This is an important article. Congratulations to Victoria on being voted #1 on the Independent Pride List too.

As in the 1950s, today's government proposes chemical castration only for certain sex offenders - so why on earth would *we* be concerned?

Alan Turing.

The authorities of his era decided that being LGBT+ was sufficient, after all. All it takes is a change in the law.

We say never again.
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But while things are different now, too many are the same. Pride Month is here, but it's needed more than ever. And 16 years after the last Labour Prime Minister apologised for the "appaling" way Turing was treated, the following Labour government is proposing bringing back chemical castration.
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A black and white photograph of a young Alan Turing, looking thoughtfully off to the left, wearing a jacket, shirt and tie, and with a side parting.

On the 7th of June, 1954, Alan Turing died. He was discovered the following day. His birthday would have been the 23rd of June. He had opted for chemical castration following his conviction for homsexuality and indecency.

Now, of course, we celebrate June as Pride Month.
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Dear Claire Thank you for writing to the Committee. The Committee notes your concerns. The Committee will explore the issues you raise when it questions Dr Stephenson in due course and the current leadership of the EHRC on Wednesday afternoon. Kind regards

I certainly wasnt expecting a response from the Women and Equalities Select Committee on a Saturday.

I think they may suffering from a high volume of communications.

We agree it needs to be removed, 100%

It’s Pride month – protest has not been needed this much for a long time In a week where Nigel Farage seems to have had the stage to himself to talk about his plans to do away with anything remotely woke and to get women, British women that is, (and we all know what he mea...

It's Pride month - and we need to protest by @caronmlindsay.bsky.social www.libdemvoice.org/its-pride-mo...

Marking Pride Month 2025 This Pride Month, we're setting out what we're pushing for

We go into more detail on all this on our website here -
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A graphic of three intersex progress Pride flags behind a white box, reading: "What does 'better' look like? Revise the Equality Act to: • Protect trans+ and disabled rights • Protect bodily & medical autonomy for all • Recognise non-binary, agender & intersex folks • Codify trans-inclusive meanings of ‘man’ and ‘woman’ in law, as originally intended De-medicalise the GRC process Enshrine self-ID in law, as it is in Ireland Abolish the spousal veto Scrap the ban on puberty blockers Scrap plans for ‘chemical castration’ A trans-inclusive ban on ‘conversion therapy’ Ensure same-sex access to IVF treatment Clear out and reform the EHRC so it protects, rather than diminishes, rights Protect LGBT+ expression in public life" The LGBT+ Liberal Democrats logo, with the rainbow bird-of-liberty, is at the bottom.

It's Pride Month 2025 - wherever you are, we hope you have a safe one. 🧡🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

People have rightly been asking what we mean when we say we @libdems.org.uk need to 'do better' or 'step up' as a party. There's no such thing as 'done' of course - but this is what we're pushing for currently.
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"It’s clear the fight for LGBTQ+ equality must go on - and I’m determined that Liberal Democrats remain at the forefront of that fight." @EdDavey.LibDems.org.uk - read more: www.libdems.org.uk/news/article...

Background - progress pride flag. Graphic depiction of four people embracing. "PRIDE". Liberal Democrats logo

Liberal Democrats will keep fighting until we can finally build a society where everyone is free to be who they are.

UN experts warn of legal uncertainty and rights implications following UK Supreme Court ruling GENEVA – A group of independent human rights experts* today expressed concern about the implications of the recent UK Supreme Court judgment interpreting the definition of “woman” under the Equality A...

Things you won't read about in The Times. Or hear broadcast from Her Majesty's yacht. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

IF OUR BODIES AREN'T OUR OWN, WHOSE THE HELL ARE THEY?

Kids
Pregnant people
Trans people
Disabled people
People the government doesn't like

Everyone deserves bodily autonomy. Gillick competency, the principle of consent, and laws against torture protect us all.

Resist EVERY effort to change that.

Yes, Shabhana Mahmood wants to take away everyone's bodily autonomy (remove the principle of medical consent) and chemically castrate people the government doesn't like (like they did to Alan Turing)

It's worth noting that the last Labour government issued an apology for imposing precisely this treatment on Alan Turing.

Alan Turing Day is a month tomorrow...

As it inevitably didn't show up in the preview on posting, despite showing up in the preview while writing, this is concerning the deeply alarming proposal for chemical castration for certain people convicted of sex offences.

Violent criminals could be let out early for good behaviour under new proposals The landmark sentencing review calls for fewer custodial sentences and earlier prison releases.

It's 2025, not 1952. That a current UK government - and a Labour government at that - is seriously proposing this should send a chill down the spine of everyone who values civil rights and understands history.

This should have no place in a civilised society.

Pride and Ukraine flags at Reform-led Durham County Council removed Deputy leader Darren Grimes defends the move saying flying flags like the union jack is

'A council under new control by Reform UK has taken down an LGBTQ+ Pride flag at its headquarters.

Liberal Democrat councillor Ellie Hopgood condemned the decision and said it was a "disrespectful, mean-spirited act" ahead of Saturday's Pride in Armed Forces event in Durham.'

This was the policy that our party passed a few weeks before the SC judgement, incidentally. As we've said elsewhere, we'd like it to go even further, especially in light of the SC judgement, but the party *did* anticipate it in the policy -
www.libdems.org.uk/conference/m...

More 'better' than would fit in a 300 character skeet limit on a different topic! But:
- Self-ID w/o spousal veto.
- Overturning of SC judgement by clearly enshrining trans+ rights in law.
- Root and branch reform of trans+ NHS and health provision.
- Revamping of EHRC et al.
- And much more.

Well spotted! Yes, wording change for length wasn't fully reflected in the final skeet. Oh well. Hopefully the meaning comes across!

No kidding!

Political parties at Pride - Early Day Motions - UK Parliament That this House regrets the decision taken by organisers of several Pride marches and parades across the UK to not allow political parties to march; further regrets that that decision partly stems fro...

Delighted that over half of @libdems.org.uk MPs have signed @cajardinemp.bsky.social's Early Day Motion on making sure parties step up on #transrights, including the Chief Whip, Deputy Leader and Home Affairs spokes. Looking out for more, of course. 👀

And thanks to @elliechowns.bsky.social too. 🙂💛💚

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If you have been stopped, challenged or harassed when using a single-sex space (such as toilets or changing rooms) since the UK's Supreme Court ruling on the Equality Act. We need to hear from you.

Let us know at: tinyurl.com/ReportALoo25

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