Either we're all human and deserve equal human rights, or we're not and we don't. Then, reversing this for LGB, but not T people. This government acknowledged the horrors of conversion, so-called 'therapy,' before dropping its commitment to ban it. Our Health Secretary, Sajid Javid, is reviewing the already underfunded Gender Identity Development Service. Now, I'm protected, but post-Brexit there's no longer any European court to stop homegrown hate from turning back the clock.Ĭonservative politicians continue attacking equal marriage. In my 20s, I was fired more than once and evicted from my first student digs for being gay. Thanks to the work of Stonewall and others, and action from our allies, we've never enjoyed more of the same rights as everybody else because that's all we've ever wanted, the same, not more, not extra, we bring our own extra. Damian Barr says: 'I was fired and evicted for being gay' Video TranscriptĭAMIAN BARR: Right now it's the best of times and worst of times to be LGBTQ+ in the UK.
