This month is LGBT History Month.
LGBT History Month is an important time to celebrate achievements in the fight for true equality, regardless of who you love.
It is also a time to raise awareness on issues still affecting the LGBTQ+ community and to promote reforms to build an inclusive system where LGBTQ+ people can achieve their full potential.
The 2024 theme is #UnderTheScope. I'm grateful for all our LGBT+ health workers dedicated to protect us, especially during the pandemic.
I am proud to have signed Early Day Motion 359 which reads as follows:
That this House recognises and celebrates February as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) History Month 2024; welcomes this month-long celebration of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans history; notes that LGBTQ+ people have a long history of making incredible contributions to the UK; further notes that LGBTQ+ History month is much needed to challenge discrimination and educate; commemorates the progress we have made in the struggle for LGBTQ+ rights and related civil rights through the past decades; further celebrates the increasing freedoms and equality afforded to the LGBTQ+ community in recent years; notes that there is still a lot of work needed to challenge discriminatory rhetoric and attitudes in society; acknowledges that hate crime against the trans community is on the rise and the LGBT community is still discriminated against in many areas of society; and pledges to fight for full equality for all members of the LGBTQ+ community to allow LGBTQ+ people achieve their full potential and contribute fully to society.
