Unlike any other major party, the Liberal Democrats have kept equality at the heart of the policy making process. The following list represents not the policy of LGBT+ Liberal Democrats, but the democratically decided policy of the entire party.
- Continuing to move towards fully Equal Marriage
- Allow the Church of England to conduct same-sex marriages, should it decide to do so.
- Introduce Mixed-sex civil partnerships
- Ending the Spousal Veto and restoring stolen trans marriages
- Promoting EU-wide recognition of same-sex marriage and civil partnerships
- Ending the Blood donation ban
- Ending LGBT conversion therapy, including extending the existing NHS Memorandum of Understanding to cover trans people
- Tackling LGBTphobic bullying in schools
- Banning homophobic chanting at sports matches.
- Ensuring inclusive sexualities' in advertising, media, and sport and positive images of transgender individuals in central government publications
- Introducing "X" gender markers on passports
- Removing the requirement for a diagnosis of gender dysphoria in order to obtain legal gender recognition
- Ending deportation of LGBT people to countries where they face LGBT-based persecution.
- Leadership Programme, supporting future Parliamentary candidates from under-represented backgrounds through training, mentoring, shadowing opportunities and more.
Sources:
- Spring 2015 Federal Conference Motion F4: Mental Health
- Autumn 2014 Policy Paper 120: Expanding Opportunity, Unlocking Potential: Equalities Policy Paper
- Autumn 2014 Federal Conference Motion F29: Reclaiming the People's Game
- Autumn 2011 Federal Conference Motion F33: Science Not Stigma
- Autumn 2010 Federal Conference Motion F25: Equal Marriage in the United Kingdom
- Autumn 2008 Federal Conference Motion F21: Deportation to States which Persecute on the Grounds of Sexuality and Gender Identity