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# UK appoints first LGBTQ+ envoy
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/uk-appoints-first-lgbtq-envoy/
- Published: 2021-05-17T12:53:12.000Z
- Updated: 2021-05-17T12:53:12.000Z
- Description: Former Conservative MP, Nick Herbert, has been named as the UK government’s first-ever envoy on LGBTQ+ rights.
- Author: Rachel Badham
- Tags: News, Politics, Queer Corner, Boris Johnson, LGBTQ, LGBTQ+ rights, Nick Herbert, UK

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Former Conservative MP, **Nick Herbert**, has been named as the **UK** government’s first-ever envoy on LGBTQ+ rights, meaning he will lead efforts to improve equality for queer people. Lord Hebert, who was one of the first out gay Tory MP’s, was appointed following the [resignation](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/three-government-lgbtq-advisors-resign/) of three LGBTQ+ advisors, leading to criticism of the government’s handling of LGBTQ+ issues. As part of his new role, he will lead an international conference on LGBTQ+ rights.

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Announcing Herbert’s appointment, prime minister **Boris Johnson** [said](https://www.gov.uk/government/news/prime-minister-appoints-new-special-envoy-on-lgbt-rights-16-may-2021?ref=scenemag.co.uk): *“The pandemic has however exacerbated the existing inequality LGBTQ+ people experience globally, with violence and discrimination a daily reality for some. The UK government, with our international partners, believes this is the time to take collective, global action.”*

Herbert added: *“I am committed to the cause of promoting LGBTQ+ rights worldwide and I look forward to continuing that in my role as the prime minister’s special envoy and as the chair of the global LGBTQ+ conference. At a time when Covid has pulled many of us apart, the conference offers a real chance to bring people together and drive change for good.”*

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