Conversion practices U-turns ‘set Tories back 25 years’ with LGBT+ community
by Harriet Sherwood and Heather Stewart from World news | The Guardian on (#5XRDE)
Former government adviser says exclusion of trans people sends message of impunity'
The LGBT+ community has lost trust in the government following the debacle over a ban on so-called conversion practices, with many seeing the exclusion of trans people as a hostile act, according to a leading campaigner.
Jayne Ozanne, a former government adviser on LGBT+ issues, said the approach, announced on Thursday evening after a double U-turn, left the most vulnerable group completely unprotected". She added: This debacle has set the Conservatives back 20 years in their relations with the LGBT community."
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