Lib Dem activist quits diversity ambassador position due to transphobia
Trans activist and Liberal Democrat party member, Jasmine Joséphine Sakura-Rose, has quit her position as a diversity ambassador for the 50:50 Parliament programme.
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Maureen Colquhoun dead at 92
Maureen Colquhoun, feminist pioneer and the UK’s first out lesbian MP, has died at 92. Colquhoun was a Labour politician, representing Northampton North from 1974 to 1979.
Labour co-chair resigns over transphobia controversy
Dr Heather Peto, a trans woman who was the co-chair of LGBT+ Labour, has resigned amid allegations that transphobia is becoming increasingly common in the political party.
LGBT Labour urge universal access to PrEP for everyone ASAP
Last week, NHS England announced that Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) will be available on prescription from the NHS to 10,000 people as part of a three-year trial from September 1. The announcement follows in the footsteps of Wales as opposed to Scotland where the drug is already available. Campaig
LGBT Labour raise a record £25,000 to support LGBT candidates
LGBT Labour has raised a record £25,000 to support openly lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans(LGBT) candidates at the general election on May 7. The Chris Smith List, established in 2009, is a fund to support LGBT candidates standing for Parliament. The fund is named after Lord Smith of Finsbury, who,