For those who pay attention to UK politics, the Liberal Democrats and #LDConf A bunch of TERFs tried first thing this morning to impose a transphobic policy on our internal elections (they wanted to exclude trans women from the gender balance criteria) They failed, spectacularly.

Glad to see that @libdems.org.uk Conference had no more patience for hate on the agenda than it did last time. We, and Conference, saw that amendment for what it was. Thank you to everyone who voted.

The arrest of four people after this incident is an outrageous affront to the freedom of expression enjoyed by UK citizens. It is a human right we all enjoy and is protected in law. 1/2

Yesterday, we received an email from a Daily Mail journalist asking us to comment on the attempt by a trans-exclusionary group to change our party's rules. For the avoidance of doubt, or misrepresentation of our position, we reproduce our response in full here... 1/4

Thank you @wendychambld.bsky.social and the many other @libdems.org.uk MPs who are signing this letter. Room for more signatures! 👀

Thank you, @charlotte-cane-mp.bsky.social and @lisasmartmp.bsky.social. 💛

The ECHR is a British creation that protects all. It's shocking that other parties such as the Tories and Reform talk about leaving it, rewriting it or watering it down, Liberal Democrats stand firm

A huge well done to Rebecca for her work on this, and thank you for JPAC to listening to her concerns. While the NHS is complaining of blood donation shortages, it should not be inventing barriers for LGBT+ folks who are willing to donate.

"On a national level, I think the only party that is walking the walk when it comes to LGBTQIA+ rights are the Liberal Democrats." - an Independent councillor. There's always more to do. Thanks to everyone helping us and the @libdems.org.uk do it. 💛 www.attitude.co.uk/main-stories...

If you have wondered why trans people (and many others) were so upset by the supreme court ruling earlier this year, this article from Sarah Brown explains it well: www.libdemvoice.org/why-are-uk-t...

Go, @readinglibdems.bsky.social! Great to join you for the day!

Today we celebrate 12 years since the @libdems.org.uk passed the Same Sex Marriage Act, with some lovely photos of our married and engaged Plus members. Including our Chair, Charley, who’s getting married in October, and our Honorary Vice President, Adrian, who celebrates their 10th anniversary.

Five years ago, the murders of David, James and Joe shocked Reading, and the world. They were kind, popular members of our community taken from it far too soon. Today, Reading remembers them. Each of them made Reading that much better, and they are deeply missed. Love from us to all who knew them.

Thank you to the 379 MPs, including 63 @libdems.org.uk MPs, who voted to uphold bodily autonomy today, and the rights of some of the most vulnerable women in society.

Thank you to Rebecca for writing this. There's a (deliberate) disconnect between how trans+ folks and their close allies, and how cis people more widely, are experiencing this. We in the LGBT+ Lib Dems are working on how we can close that gap and bring the reality home to the wider community.

This is an important article. Congratulations to Victoria on being voted #1 on the Independent Pride List too.

On the 7th of June, 1954, Alan Turing died. He was discovered the following day. His birthday would have been the 23rd of June. He had opted for chemical castration following his conviction for homsexuality and indecency. Now, of course, we celebrate June as Pride Month. 1/3

I certainly wasnt expecting a response from the Women and Equalities Select Committee on a Saturday. I think they may suffering from a high volume of communications.

It's Pride month - and we need to protest by @caronmlindsay.bsky.social www.libdemvoice.org/its-pride-mo...

It's Pride Month 2025 - wherever you are, we hope you have a safe one. 🧡🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ People have rightly been asking what we mean when we say we @libdems.org.uk need to 'do better' or 'step up' as a party. There's no such thing as 'done' of course - but this is what we're pushing for currently. 1/2

"It’s clear the fight for LGBTQ+ equality must go on - and I’m determined that Liberal Democrats remain at the forefront of that fight." @EdDavey.LibDems.org.uk - read more: www.libdems.org.uk/news/article...

Liberal Democrats will keep fighting until we can finally build a society where everyone is free to be who they are.

Things you won't read about in The Times. Or hear broadcast from Her Majesty's yacht. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

IF OUR BODIES AREN'T OUR OWN, WHOSE THE HELL ARE THEY? Kids Pregnant people Trans people Disabled people People the government doesn't like Everyone deserves bodily autonomy. Gillick competency, the principle of consent, and laws against torture protect us all. Resist EVERY effort to change that.

It's worth noting that the last Labour government issued an apology for imposing precisely this treatment on Alan Turing.

It's 2025, not 1952. That a current UK government - and a Labour government at that - is seriously proposing this should send a chill down the spine of everyone who values civil rights and understands history. This should have no place in a civilised society.

'A council under new control by Reform UK has taken down an LGBTQ+ Pride flag at its headquarters. Liberal Democrat councillor Ellie Hopgood condemned the decision and said it was a "disrespectful, mean-spirited act" ahead of Saturday's Pride in Armed Forces event in Durham.'

Delighted that over half of @libdems.org.uk MPs have signed @cajardinemp.bsky.social's Early Day Motion on making sure parties step up on #transrights, including the Chief Whip, Deputy Leader and Home Affairs spokes. Looking out for more, of course. 👀 And thanks to @elliechowns.bsky.social too. 🙂💛💚

If you have been stopped, challenged or harassed when using a single-sex space (such as toilets or changing rooms) since the UK's Supreme Court ruling on the Equality Act. We need to hear from you. Let us know at: tinyurl.com/ReportALoo25 #Trans #Transgender #Nonbinary #Queer #LGBTQIA #LGBTQ

Leading with young people. Ahead of the Conservatives. Labour tracking downward. It's good to see #LibDems on the up - and it's surely no coincidence that parties that haven't been pushing toxic culture wars nonsense are doing badly with young people. Which is why we need to be even clearer. /1

'We carve out a niche for ourselves Left of Centre...in the sense that we stand for personal freedom against authority...in the sense that we believe there's too much poverty...too much cruelty, in the sense that we want and mean to have a wide dispersal of property & power' (Jo Grimond, 1958) 🔶️

A takeaway from this debate - pretty much all the supportive MPs quoted their constituents as to why they support trans rights. We are cutting through Keep writing to your MPs. If you wrote last month, write again. Write to your MP until you can’t type anymore. Make our voices impossible to ignore

Thank you for speaking so well on this, Charlotte! 💛

Excellent speeches by @libdems.org.uk MPs @charlotte-cane-mp.bsky.social and @vikkislademp.bsky.social, and others, in the Parliamentary debate on Self-ID. 💛🏳️‍⚧️

"The stark and needlessly cruel position adopted by the Government humiliates trans people by forcing them to use the wrong toilets and obliges them to reveal deeply personal information about their gender to complete strangers" ✍️ Jo Maugham www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202... @goodlawproject.org

Worth saying, when we were checking earlier, we spotted some folks who've posted for IDAHOBIT and on LGBT+ matters on The Hellsite We Shall Not Name™ who have for whatever reason not cross-posted here - so it's definitely worth checking on both if you can. Some lovely posts from LD MPs over there. 😊

It is significant that protests against the Supreme Court misjudgement are widespread and not just in central London, Brighton and Manchester.

Happy birthday, Victor. Thanks for standing up for the vulnerable on your birthday! 💛

We've been working with @pluslibdems.bsky.social and @assoclibdemcllrs.bsky.social on a template council motion on trans rights that ALDC will be sending out next week! Transphobia isn't feminist, and Lib Dem Women will always stand with the Trans community.

Great update from @libdemwomen.bsky.social chair Cllr. Donna Harris who is over at #BrusselsPride today. It's been great working with LDW on our council motion, which will be shared with Lib Dem council groups up and down the country soon. We need to put in the work locally as well as nationally.

So, it's 4pm on #IDAHOBIT and there hasn't been a peep about it from the #LabourParty, including #KeirStarmer, LGBT+ Labour, Bridget Phillipson, Nia Griffith, Chris Bryant, or any other we could find. Even Boris Johnson's Tory Party posted for IDAHOBIT. Astonishing that Labour are somehow worse. 🥀

How Lib Dem Cllrs are fighting for LGBT rights feat @euandavidson.bsky.social @vmmchamberlain.bsky.social @assoclibdemcllrs.bsky.social @libdemwomen.bsky.social @pluslibdems.bsky.social www.libdemvoice.org/idahobit-how...

'Shambolic' is one word for it. We'll be writing in, and encourage everyone else to do so as well. And we'll be repeating our call for Kishwer Falkner to resign, as well. This has been a disgrace from the start, and she's shown she's unfit to lead.

We're having a fab response at #swanseapride with our campaigns in support of trans rights & banning conversion therapy. @pluslibdems.bsky.social @sam-bennett-libdem.bsky.social

Swansea #Pride is up and running, and the @libdems.org.uk are getting more support than anyone can remember as we stand in solidarity with the community. Disappointing that for the first time in living memory, the #LabourParty hasn't shown up. Shocking silence from them on #IDAHOBIT of all days. /1

Today is the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia. #Idahobit We're proud that Reading #RdgUK is a town that has always stood clearly against these things in recent decades. Our party does too, and so do we. Our work isn't done though. We're with you. 🔶🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Now, more than ever, we need to stand with our trans, non binary, and gender non-conforming neighbours. At today's annual meeting which coincided with IDAHOBIT, we renewed our call for action to stand in solidarity with all LGBTQ+ people in Southwark buff.ly/6VRWCUK

Everyday it’s up to us as communities, and even more so for those of us in elected positions, to combat hate. Today we highlight the prejudice members of the LGBT+ community face. Liberal Democrats will always stand against this. @pluslibdems.bsky.social #IDAHOBIT #IDAHOBIT2025

Too many lives in the LGBTQ+ community in Epsom & Ewell and beyond have been blighted by discrimination & hate. @libdems.org.uk will always stand up against homophobia, transphobia & biphobia. We'll fight for a fair society where everyone’s rights & dignity are upheld. #IDAHoBiT 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Out Trans Councillor Dylan Tippetts has joined the Liberal Democrats 🏳️‍⚧️ Councillor Tippetts had previously been elected for the Labour Party but resigned after accusing the party of “throwing trans people under the bus”. #TransRights ##IDAHOBIT