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Astrid @astridsramblings.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This is a good and important read and it really echoes a lot of worries I have about the information environment, doomerism and misinformation in the UK trans community context too
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מיידלבאס ↙︎↙︎↙︎ @pharisee.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
the green party of england and wales is institutionally antisemitic
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Nathan @nwylabour.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
We need to humiliate and banish crankery from all the mainstream parties of the centre and left. And Labour under Starmer and Burnham is by no means immune from the charge. Antisemitic crankery has been replaced by transphobic crankery (in some cases propagated by the same people!)
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Just so dispiriting to watch the Greens be corrupted by the same poison that took over Labour. All the same shit: the excuses, the mealy-mouthed justifications, the tortured position statements, the deafening silences. Like a historical reenactment.
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Luke Allan 🔶 @lukeallanld.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Saddened to hear this. Christine is a champion of liberalism and a stalwart of our party, always fighting to keep us true to our values. I feel lucky and proud to have briefly worked with her to help turn those values into action. Thank you, CJ, wishing you all the very best! 🧡
LGBT+ Lib Dems Co-Chair Charley, Christine Jardine MP and Luke holding Lib Dem-branded Trans Rights placards.
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LGBT+ Liberal Democrats 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @pluslibdems.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Trans people should not have to plan their day around where they might be challenged.
They should not have to make themselves invisible to participate in public life.
Trans people should be able to live freely, safely, and with dignity.
Lucas North
Chair, LGBT+ Liberal Democrats
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Artie 🔶️ @artie-k.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Feels amazing to pass this trans rights motion I helped write!
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Laura Gordon @lauragordon.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
This government reminds me of Joe Biden. Biden didn't want to be the prosecute Trump president, he wanted to pass an infrastructure bill. Burnham doesn't want to be the take on the hard right PM, he wants to do social care reform and devo. But you have to do the task you're set or face disaster.
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James MacCleary MP @jamesmaccleary.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Incredible how little attention this has got. Masked men come to Dover in a planned action and block our nation's busiest port. None were detained. Good job they weren't pensioners holding signs about Palestine or climate change activists or they'd be in court by now! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Disruption at Port of Dover due to 'stop the boats' protest
The government says it condemns "the behaviour in Dover" and the hours-long disruption it caused.
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LGBT+ Liberal Democrats 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @pluslibdems.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Our statement on the EHRC Code of Practice.
Today, the new EHRC Code of Practice comes into force, excluding trans people from services and facilities they have used without issue for decades.

This guidance is discriminatory, unworkable, and makes everyone less safe. It will have a devastating impact on trans people’s day-to-day lives.

Equalities law needs to change to restore trans people’s rights. We will never stop fighting for a society where trans people are free to live openly and without fear.
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LGBT+ Liberal Democrats 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @pluslibdems.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Thank you to @cajardinemp.bsky.social and @alexkbrewer.bsky.social for your sterling work on the Women & Equalities Committee session today. 🧡 Very clear that the EHRC chair was out of her depth and unheeding of the damage done by this new guidance. Also clear that the law needs to change, ASAP.
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Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 05/06/2026
"Would you see a similar simpering surrender if the fascists really committed to an anti-Sikh campaign? Do you doubt it? Whether it’s Labour or the next government, how long until we are told to inform the serving staff when you see someone with a turban or ceremonial dagger?"
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Fascism Is a Scavenger, Not a Hunter: We Can and Must Defend the UK's Sikhs
Having won a major victory against trans rights, the UK's fascists are already moving on to their next target.
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Artie 🔶️ @artie-k.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Burnham is more of the same as Starmer: going along with hateful culture wars against minorities.
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LGBT+ Liberal Democrats 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @pluslibdems.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Another excellent post on @libdemvoice.org. 🧡 This is our party's opportunity to reclaim its voice on these issues.
libdemvoice.org
A roadmap to Queer Equality
Rebuilding the trust of the Queer Community will be a long road. Yet, it is one we have now begun. I have written before about how the Party’s reluctance to meaningfully challenge the regressive trend...
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Artie 🔶️ @artie-k.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
This is the only possible path to success for progressive parties: uniting the "left bloc." Mountains of evidence at this point. Will political leaders listen?
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LGBT+ Liberal Democrats 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @pluslibdems.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
On Saturday, @eddavey.libdems.org.uk joined @mariecgoldman.bsky.social in writing to the Minister urging her to withdraw the EHRC's dreadful new draft code of practice. Thank you, Ed. 🧡 Women's rights and trans rights are not in conflict - and we will not stop fighting until the law is changed. ✊🏳️‍⚧️
A white graphic with splashes of yellow, red and indigo, with the LGBT+ Lib Dems rainbow bird-of-liberty logo at the top, above a portrait of Ed Davey MP (Kingston and Surbiton; Lib Dem) and a banner saying 'THANK YOU, Sir Ed Davey, MP'

Beneath, a trio of quotes from him in his and Marie's letter on the 30th:

"We have heard from many women who fear the rise of 'gender policing'."
"We do not believe the new code of practice is fit for purpose."
"We are committed to upholding women's rights and trans rights, and do not believe the two are in conflict." 

The attribution is 'Ed Davey MP and Marie Goldman MP, writing to the Minister for Women and Equalities, 30/05/2026
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LGBT+ Liberal Democrats 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @pluslibdems.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Yesterday, among the @libdems.org.uk MPs who stood up to speak against the EHRC's new draft code of practice was @charlotte-cane-mp.bsky.social, who raised the tragic story of a constituent cancelling an operation due to fear of transphobia. 🥀 We won't stop fighting this until the law is changed. 🧡
A white graphic with splashes of yellow, red and indigo, with the LGBT+ Lib Dems rainbow bird-of-liberty logo at the top, above a portrait of Charlotte Cane MP (Ely & East Cambridgeshire; Lib Dem) and a banner saying 'THANK YOU, Charlotte Cane, MP'

Beneath, a pair of quotes from her in the HoC yesterday:

"What comes through really strongly from all of my constituents is the challenge this is to their identity. Many of them have lived for decades in their gender."
"Is the Minister going to consider changing the law so the Equality Act lives up to its name?"

The attribution is 'Charlotte Cane MP, responding to the Ministerial Statement on the new EHRC draft Code of Practice, 01/06/2026
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LGBT+ Liberal Democrats 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @pluslibdems.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
In the House of Commons yesterday, @vikkislademp.bsky.social added her voice and those of her constituents to the many @libdems.org.uk MPs speaking out against the new EHRC draft code of conduct. 🧡 "State-sponsored repression" is about right. 🥀 We won't stop fighting this until the law is changed.
A white graphic with splashes of yellow, red and indigo, with the LGBT+ Lib Dems rainbow bird-of-liberty logo at the top, above a portrait of Vikki Slade MP (Mid Dorset & North Poole; Lib Dem) and a banner saying 'THANK YOU, Vikki Slade, MP'

Beneath, a pair of quotes from her in the HoC yesterday:

"One of my constituents described this code of practice as 'trans apartheid'; another said it was 'state-sponsored repression'."
"So, where are the human rights and the privacy of the trans person in all of this?  Because I'm really concerned we've actually missed the very group of people who are most-affected."

The attribution is 'Vikki Slade MP, responding to the Ministerial Statement on the new EHRC draft Code of Practice, 01/06/2026
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LGBT+ Liberal Democrats 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @pluslibdems.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Among the many @libdems.org.uk MPs speaking out in the Commons yesterday against the new draft EHRC code of practice was our Honorary President, @cajardinemp.bsky.social. Thank you for joining that vital debate, Christine. 🧡 We won't stop fighting until the law is changed.
A white graphic with splashes of yellow, red and indigo, with the LGBT+ Lib Dems rainbow bird-of-liberty logo at the top, above a portrait of Christine Jardine MP (Edinburgh West; Lib Dem) and a banner saying 'THANK YOU, Christine Jardine, MP'

Beneath, a quotes from her in the HoC yesterday:

"In order to reflect the spirit of the law, do we not now need to look carefully at the Equality Act and the Gender Recognition Act, and ensure and ensure that all people in this country - women, the LGBT+ community, because their rights are not mutually exclusive - get the protection that was envisaged in that law, both in the letter of the law and the spirit of the law?"

The attribution is 'Christine Jardine MP, responding to the Ministerial Statement on the new EHRC draft Code of Practice, 01/06/2026
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LGBT+ Liberal Democrats 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @pluslibdems.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Our very own Honorary Vice-President, and President of the @libdems.org.uk, @joshbabarinde.bsky.social, added his voice to the many Lib Dem MPs speaking out in the Commons against the new EHRC draft code of conduct yesterday. 🧡 We won't stop fighting this until the law is changed.
A white graphic with splashes of yellow, red and indigo, with the LGBT+ Lib Dems rainbow bird-of-liberty logo at the top, above a portrait of Josh Babarinde MP (Eastbourne; Lib Dem) and a banner saying 'THANK YOU, Josh Babarinde, MP'

Beneath, a quote from him in the HoC yesterday:

"This code of practice is unworkable for all, immoral for all, and undermines equality for all.  The government's own equality impact assessment has said of the draft code, 'women who are considered masculine may face greater scrutiny about their sex as a result of the changes. This will likely have a negative impact on that group.'  In what way does this enhance the dignity, privacy, and safety of women?" 

The attribution is 'Josh Babarinde MP, responding to the Ministerial Statement on the new EHRC draft Code of Practice, 01/06/2026
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LGBT+ Liberal Democrats 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @pluslibdems.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Yesterday, @laylamoran.bsky.social joined other @libdems.org.uk MPs speaking out against the new EHRC draft code of practice. We're proud that the country's first openly pan MP is in our party - and sad that she had to speak out about this. 🧡🥀 We won't stop fighting this until the law is changed.
A white graphic with splashes of yellow, red and indigo, with the LGBT+ Lib Dems rainbow bird-of-liberty logo at the top, above a portrait of Layla Moran MP (Oxford West & Abingdon; Lib Dem) and a banner saying 'THANK YOU, Layla Moran, MP'

Beneath, a pair of quotes from her in the HoC yesterday:

"Last year, 3,800 hate crimes were reported against trans people, and the worry in the community is that that will only get worse, not better, as a result of this guidance."
"My question to the Minister is simple: what if she's wrong?  What if her assurance that this will protect trans and non-binary rights doesn't come to pass?"

The attribution is 'Layla Moran MP, responding to the Ministerial Statement on the new EHRC draft Code of Practice, 01/06/2026
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LGBT+ Liberal Democrats 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @pluslibdems.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Yesterday, @tomgordonld.bsky.social made it clear to the Government how the LGBT+ community feels about the new draft EHRC Code of Practice. Thank you for joining the other @libdems.org.uk speaking out against this, Tom. 🧡 We won't stop fighting this until the law is changed.
A white graphic with splashes of yellow, red and indigo, with the LGBT+ Lib Dems rainbow bird-of-liberty logo at the top, above a portrait of Tom Gordon MP (Harrogate; Lib Dem) and a banner saying 'THANK YOU, Tom Gordon, MP'

Beneath, a pair of quotes from him in the HoC yesterday:

"Today is the start of Pride Month. This is not just a kick in the teeth, but a slap in the face for LGBT+ people across this country to do this today, of all days."
"What would the Minister say to constituents like mine, who I've met with and had to hear about how they've been challenged in toilets because they live their lives as trans people?"

The attribution is 'Tom Gordon MP, responding to the Ministerial Statement on the new EHRC draft Code of Practice, 01/06/2026
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Nadia Whittome MP @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Alongside colleagues, I have tabled a motion to disapprove the Equality Act 2010: Draft Code of Practice for Services, public functions and associations. We cannot support it, and we have a responsibility to our trans constituents to resist it. Please email your MP asking them to sign EDM 240.
Motion to reject the EHRC's
Code of Practice
Alongside colleagues, I have tabled a motion to disapprove the Equality Act 2010: Draft Code of Practice for services, public functions and associations. We cannot support it, and we have a responsibility to our trans constituents to resist it.
This motion is currently the only available mechanism through which Parliament can reject the EHRC's Code of Practice; if it is debated and passed within the 40-day scrutiny window, it would prevent the Code from being issued by the EHRC and coming into force.
Please email your MP asking them to sign
EDM 240.The Code will exclude trans people from services and facilities that they have long used without issue, putting them at increased risk of harassment and violence, and effectively pushing them out of public life.
It ushers in an era of enforced segregation for trans people, the policing of which will be outsourced to service providers, including businesses, charities and public bodies.In the statement to the House of Commons yesterday, the Minister even suggested that where members of the public are unsure of someone's gender within a single-sex facility,
"most people will have the common sense to step in where necessary or, if they are concerned, to alert a member of staff."
Meanwhile, this guidance does not give clarity and confidence to organisations that want to be trans-inclusive. Its impact also extends beyond the rights of trans people.
The government's own Equality Impact Assessment warns that "women who are considered masculine may face greater scrutiny" and that disabled people could face adverse impacts.The Code represents a profound rollback of rights, which will affect trans people directly and erode the principles of inclusion, dignity and equality upon which all our rights depend.
This guidance must not become statutory; the government should withdraw it and instead legislate to clarify and protect trans people's rights, privacy and inclusion.
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LGBT+ Liberal Democrats 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @pluslibdems.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
@mariecgoldman.bsky.social led the charge of @libdems.org.uk MPs speaking out against the new draft EHRC code of practice in the House of Commons earlier today. Thank you to Marie and all our MPs who contributed. 🧡 We will keep fighting this, until the law is changed.
A white graphic with splashes of yellow, red and indigo, with the LGBT+ Lib Dems rainbow bird-of-liberty logo at the top, above a portrait of Marie Goldman MP (Chelmsford; Lib Dem) and a banner saying 'THANK YOU, Marie Goldman, MP'

Beneath, a trio of quotes from her in the HoC today:

"This code is unworkable, exclusionary, and expensive to businesses."
"The government's own Equalities Impact Assessment identifies disproportionate harm."
"This guidance conflicts with our core British values of tolerance, decency, respect for individual liberty, and the rule of law."

The attribution is 'Marie Goldman MP, responding to the Ministerial Statement on the new EHRC draft Code of Practice, 01/06/2026
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Tom Gordon MP @tomgordonld.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Happy Pride Month. I will not stand for anyone being excluded from participating in public life because there aren’t facilities they can safely use. Not now, not ever.
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LGBT+ Liberal Democrats 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @pluslibdems.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Happy Pride Month, everyone! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ We know there's a lot of work still left to do, and we're still fighting. 💪 Here for you, always. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
A graphic of a collage of photos from various Lib Dem and LGBT+ Lib Dem appearances at Pride parades and festivals, with the orange text 'Happy PRIDE MONTH' in the centre, above the LGBT+ Lib Dems' rainbow bird-of-liberty logo. The very very long LGBT+ Lib Dems' trans+ pride flag features prominently.
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Artie 🔶️ @artie-k.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Speaking up in Parliament like this really matters because it shows up the incoherence and cowardice in Labour's position. The minister can't hide behind platitudes like "dignity and respect" when she's being asked what she actually expects a particular trans constituent to do.
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Trans+ Solidarity Alliance @transsolidarity.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
We are really concerned by Seema Malhotra's statement to the commons that: "Most people have the common sense to step in when necessary, for example when a person of the opposite biological sex enters a single sex facility in error - and when to alert a member of staff."
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Artie 🔶️ @artie-k.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
This is right - we need to change the law to fix the Equality Act!
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Marie Goldman MP @mariecgoldman.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
This is unworkable and a huge step backwards for human rights. I will be calling on the Government to urgently rethink this before it's too late.
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LGBT+ Liberal Democrats 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @pluslibdems.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
The EHRC's Code of Practice has been approved by the Minister of State and laid before Parliament. We hear and share the community's shock and alarm at the proposals. A statement from us: 👇
A statement from LGBT+ Liberal Democrats with the title 'New EHRC Code of Practice', reading:

"The EHRC's Code of Practice has been approved by the Minister of State and laid before Parliament.

We hear and share the community's shock and alarm at the proposals.

As an organisation, we are currently working through the document and are collating our thoughts, to liaise with Party leadership and spokespeople next week. Please bear with us as we do this.

Nothing in this Code of Practice changes our unfailing and immutable commitment to equality for trans people and our firm belief that the law must change accordingly.  We will continue to push for greater action both within and outwith our Party."

The rainbow bird-of-liberty LGBT+ Liberal Democrats logo is at the top.
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Artie 🔶️ @artie-k.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
EHRC guidance feels utterly crushing. Just pure evil.
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Artie 🔶️ @artie-k.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Our continual drift rightward with no clear vision misunderstands the voting coalition that brought us success in 2024, precludes any further gains, and risks what we already hold as voters look to parties with clearer values. We have a better story than the Greens but we need to actually tell it!
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Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 12/05/2026
“Reform is, in fact, a fascist party. They are directly tied to, and in step with, the Trump administration. Their stated plans are to remove all checks and balances, create a British version of ICE, build concentration camps, and deport people” www.liberalcurrents.com/respecting-r...
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Respecting Reform Voters Means Telling Them They’re Wrong and Immoral
Understand politics with this one weird trick: just tell the truth about the far right.
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Rob Blackie @robblackie.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
The biggest risk for the Liberal Democrats is playing it safe. We've had a poor set of elections, given the unpopularity of both Labour and the Conservatives. www.libdemvoice.org/the-biggest-... In inner London we have had our worst vote share since 1978...
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The biggest risk is playing it safe
It’s a few years into a Labour government, who are making unpopular decisions. And in the London elections – we surge to power as the biggest party, or main opposition party, in Lambeth, Southwark,…
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Rob Blackie @robblackie.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Ed Davey thinks that there's not much that can be done about the Liberal Democrats losing votes to the Greens in urban areas. This is utterly wrong - and a sign of something gone badly wrong that he is saying this.
Ed Davey saying that there's not much that can be done about losing votes to the Greens.
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LGBT+ Liberal Democrats 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @pluslibdems.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Thanks to @chrisn.xyz and @eddavey.libdems.org.uk for this. It's been a hard year, and we have work to do. But we're in the fight, and we're proud that the @libdems.org.uk are in it with us. Trans rights are human rights. 🧡🏳️‍⚧️
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LGBT+ Liberal Democrats 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @pluslibdems.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Thank you to @mariecgoldman.bsky.social for her speech yesterday in the Commons. The dignity and rights of trans people must be ensured in this guidance, and she is right when she says that trans rights and women's rights are not and will never be competing objectives.
The Minister must ensure that the new guidance is workable and inclusive. The Liberal Democrats will accept nothing less.

It must lay out how it will protect the dignity, safety and rights of all, and ensure that trans people are not prevented from participating in public life because there are no facilities that they can safely use.

It is also essential that the guidance is subject to full parliamentary scrutiny. It must have a full debate and free vote.

Marie Goldman
Women & Equalities SpokespersonTo deal with the unacceptable legal limbo that many trans people are in, I encourage the Minister to appoint a Joint Committee of MPs and peers, on a cross-party basis, to conduct post-legislative scrutiny of both the Gender Recognition Act 2004 and the Equality Act 2010.

The Committee should take evidence from affected communities, including trans people, and propose any amendments or new legislation that it sees as necessary to ensure that existing rights are protected.

Marie Goldman
Women & Equalities SpokespersonIt is sadly an all-too-common theme throughout history that vulnerable minorities—in this case a minority that makes up less than 1% of the UK’s population—are scapegoated for society’s ills.

Protecting the rights of women and ensuring dignity and inclusion for trans people are not competing objectives. Both are essential to a fair society. It is basic British decency to afford that. The Liberal Democrats believe as such and that is what we will continue to call for.

Marie Goldman
Women & Equalities Spokesperson
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LGBT+ Liberal Democrats 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @pluslibdems.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
It's Trans Day of Visibility, and it's time to update the Equality Act! 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️ We believe it should do what its drafters intended from the start. Sign our petition here 👇 lgbtlibdems.org.uk/civicrm/peti... #transrights #tdov #ea2010 #equalityact #LibDems
TRANS DAY OF VISIBILITY

It's time to
UPDATE THE EQUALITY ACT
Make it fair for Trans+ people

The background is a picture of our signature 15+ metre Trans Pride Flag as part of a Pride parade through a town centre, with the LGBT+ Liberal Democrats' rainbow bird-of-liberty logo above.
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libdemvoice.org @libdemvoice.org · 31/03/2026
Today is International Transgender Day of Visibility, and LDV is pleased to publish this powerful article by @tanyajaynep.bsky.social… www.libdemvoice.org/my-existence...
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My existence is not an ideology
I don't usually write in the first person like this. But some arguments are better made from inside the experience than at a careful analytical distance. This is one of them. There's a phrase that's ...
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Radical Association @radicalassociation.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Radicals at Conference (Part One): Artie Khovanov is a member of the Radical Association and the Policy Officer for LGBT+ Lib Dems. At the Liberal Democrats' Spring Conference, they organised and moderated a hugely successful fringe panel on defending trans rights in the UK and the US.
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LGBT+ Liberal Democrats 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @pluslibdems.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Huge thanks to @eddavey.libdems.org.uk for joining @jolyon.goodlawproject.org and others on the Trans Mission stage to reaffirm the @libdems.org.uk party's long-standing and fundamental support for Trans+ rights. 🧡 goodlawproject.org/jo-maugham-t... #transrights
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"But Ed Davey, leader of the Liberal Democrts, also came and met with us, and appeared on the Trans Mission stage.  His, and the Lib Dems', commitment to trans people is no less secure and no less profound."

Below is a picture of Jolyon Maugham talking to Zack Polanski back-stage on the left, and one of JM talking with Ed Davey on the main Trans Mission on the right.  In his picture, Ed is midway through gesturing with both hands while addressing the crowd.
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Rebecca Jones 🔶🇪🇺 @rebeccajones03.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
I'm really glad to see that @eddavey.libdems.org.uk attended this and got up on stage. The Lib Dems are clear: Trans Rights are Human Rights
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LGBT+ Liberal Democrats 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @pluslibdems.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Trans rights and women's rights are not and never have been in competition. Thank you to Marie Goldman for this excellent letter and your work on this.
LGBT+ Lib Dems back calls from Lib Dem MPs to propose amendments to the Equality Act that protect trans rights, and ensure that trans people have a voice in that process.

Lib Dem MP Marie Goldman is right when she says trans rights and women's rights are not in competition.

This has to be agreed cross-party, so please contact your MP and back the Lib Dems in asking for amendments to protect trans rights now.Dear Minister for Women and Equalities,
Re: Ongoing practical implications of last year's Supreme Court ruling
Following the recent High Court decision concerning the challenge brought by the Good Law Project to EHRC interim guidance, I am writing to express my disappointment at the continued uncertainty surrounding the practical implications of last year’s Supreme Court ruling.
While the Court has ruled on the question of standing in this case, it is clear that the wider issues remain far from settled. Trans, non-binary and intersex people continue to face profound anxiety about what these developments mean for their daily lives. Meanwhile, employers, service providers and public bodies tell us they still lack clear, workable direction about their responsibilities under the Equality Act 2010.
This persistent uncertainty benefits no one. It risks leaving trans or gender non-conforming
people worried about being excluded from facilities they have used for years, and organisations exposed to confusion, legal risk and unnecessary cost. You have repeatedly stated that trans people remain protected from discrimination. Without clear guidance, however, that statement offers little reassurance to those directly affected.I urge you to bring forward new, workable, and inclusive guidance as a matter of urgency, and to lay any new EHRC code of practice before Parliament so it can be properly scrutinised and debated. There must be a rigorous democratic process, including a free vote, to assess whether the proposals genuinely ensure dignity, safety and inclusion for trans people while upholding the rights of women.

I also urge you to appoint a joint committee of cross-party MPs and peers to conduct post-legislative scrutiny of both the Gender Recognition Act and the Equality Act 2010, takinh evidence from communities who have been impacted including trans people, which will propose any amendments or new legislation it sees as necessary to ensure existing rights are protected.

The Liberal Democrats are clear that everyone deserves to feel safe, respected and free to be who they are. Protecting the rights of women and ensuring dignity and inclusion for trans people are not competing objectives; both are essential to a fair society. Your Department must now provide leadership and certainty to achieve that balance.

I would welcome an update on your timetable for publishing revised guidance and laying it before Parliament, and would be grateful for the opportunity to meet to discuss these matters further.
Yours sincerely, Marie Goldman MP, Liberal Democrats Spokesperson for Women and Equalities.
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