LGBT+ Liberal Democrats stand in solidarity with LGBT+ people and activists in Poland, who are under increasing pressure and hostility from the Polish Government.

As reported by Human Rights Watch and the international media, Polish authorities have become increasingly hostile to LGBT+ people and activists over recent months. This has ranged from inflammatory language, to the arrest of protesters, to the establishment of "LGBT-free zones" by local and regional government.

Two years ago the Government opened a consultation on reforming the Gender Recognition Act 2004 (GRA) proposing amongst its measures that the requirement for a person to undergo an humiliating, unnecessarily pathologising, and arduous medicalised transition route before they could apply for the simple dignity of having their human rights recognised would be removed and replaced with a simple, non-medicalised system.

Following the elections in July we're pleased to announce that a new Executive has taken office. A big thank you to everybody who took part in these elections.

We are pleased to announce that your new Exec is:

• Chair: Gareth Lewis Shelton
• Vice Chair: Stephen Lambert
• Secretary: Andy Hinton
• Treasurer: Vacant
• Membership Secretary: Jasmine Joséphine Sakura-Rose
• Ordinary Members:
  • Charley Hasted
  • Em Dean
  • Fraser Graham
  • George Rice
  • Jennie Rigg
  • Lucy Tonge
  • Natasha Chapman

LGBT+ Lib Dems have signed a joint statement with other political party's LGBT+ groups, over the recent announcements on trans rights. Our chair Dave Page said "It's good to see the LGBT+ groups in political parties working together on this important issue. We must now use our influence in our respective parties to deliver concrete action.

LGBT+ Lib Dems executive member Holly Cosmo answers common questions for Agender Pride Day.

May 19th is commemorated as Agender Pride Day. I'm agender, and I'm used to that not being a terribly well-understood word, so today I'd like to answer some questions people might have for agender people.

What does agender mean?

Our Honorary President Layla Moran talks about being LGBTQ+ during Coronavirus lockdown for the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia - the Global page (IDAHOBIT) 2020.

Life has changed significantly in the last few weeks, due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Things that used to be easy have become harder. Routine medical care has all but vanished. Our social spaces have largely become inaccessible, or replaced by online gatherings. We are stuck indoors with people we may not be used to spending so much time with. Some of us are stuck with people who are hostile or violent.

LGBT+ Liberal Democrats, working with the Terrence Higgins Trust, have co-signed a letter with the other main English parties' LGBT+ groups calling for Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) to be made available on the NHS from April 2020. The full text of the letter is reproduced below. Making PrEP available on the NHS has been Liberal Democrats policy since 2016.

Layla Moran, Lib Dem MP for Oxford West and Abingdon and Honorary President of LGBT+ Liberal Democrats, has today stated that she is pansexual and in a relationship with a woman, Rosy Cobb.

Dave Page, Chair of LGBT+ Liberal Democrats, said "We didn't know that Layla was pansexual when we made her our Honorary President for 2020 - we just knew she was committed to supporting and defending our community. Now we know she's a part of it and we couldn't be happier for her.