Show of support for trans people at Lib Dems’ conference in Brighton

A huge trans Pride flag was unfurled outside of the Brighton Centre at 1pm today (September 15) in a show of solidarity with trans people on the second day of the Liberal Democrats’ annual conference.

The demonstration was designed to ensure that the LGBT+ Lib Dems – a group which aims to “represent the party to the LGBTQ+ community” as well as campaign for LGBTQ+ policies both within the party and externally – were clear in their support of trans rights.

It comes after an anti-trans women’s group within the party called Liberal Voice for Women was given a stall at the conference. The group claims it is “protecting and advancing the rights of women and girls from within the Liberal Democrats” and has previously expressed “gender-critical

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