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.

Following the civil partership of Rebecca Steinfeld and Charles Keidan today, LGBT+ Liberal Democrats welcome the introduction of mixed-sex civil partnerships in England and Wales.

Chair of LGBT+ Lib Dems, Dave Page, said:

"The Liberal Democrats sought to introduce civil partnerships for all couples in 2002 through Lord Lester's Private Members Bill. That Bill was withdrawn at the request of the Government of the day, who watered it down as a separate institution for same-sex couples only in 2004. When the Liberal Democrats introduced Same-Sex Marriage in 2013, we sought to make Civil Partnerships open to mixed-sex couples too, but these amendments were not successful.

Today we stand together as a global community to mark World AIDS Day.

AIDS is a global health challenge and there are currently more than 100,000 people living with HIV in the UK.

As a nation, we have made great strides in minimising the physical, psychological and societal impact of HIV. And thanks to the hard work of researchers, our understanding of HIV has grown significantly.

The Liberal Democrats have announced that they will implement reform of the Gender Recognition Act as a priority, after the Conservative Government failed to bring forward measures despite promises to do so.

Under the plans, to be included in the Liberal Democrat manifesto, the Act will be amended to make the gender recognition process simpler and fairer, by: