April 14, 2022
01) LINK
Thanks to feinmann!

“The Government’s first international LGBT conference could be cancelled after at least 100 organisations pulled out over the “unacceptable” exclusion of transgender people from plans to ban [conversion] therapy.
The PA news agency understands that the future of the global, UK-hosted conference is in question after more than 80 LGBT+ groups withdrew their support, saying they will only participate if the Prime Minister reverts to his promise for a trans-inclusive ban on conversion therapy.
A Government spokesman said it was “disappointing” to see partners quit the event planned for this year and that the Government is “considering how to proceed”.
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It said it is “appalling” that the PM would “so casually walk away from four years of promises to the LGBTQ+ community”.
The charity said: “It is apparent that trans people have once again been sacrificed for political gain.
“Commissioning a separate body of work to unpick something that has already been resolved many times the world over, can only be read as an attempt to kick the issue of protecting trans people into the long grass.
“This is callous and unacceptable.”
It’s interesting who all they stick up for, in the face of who all they’ve thrown under the bus.
I agree that this is a well principled stand, on the part of the LGBTQ+ community…I just wish they had consistent, honest principles, regardless of who the minorities are.

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