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Women and equalities minister Liz Truss did not renew the panel’s term when it expired at the end of March.

The Government’s LGBT advisory panel has been disbanded, Downing Street confirmed. The panel, established by Theresa May’s government, will be replaced with a new body, No 10 indicated. Panellists’ terms were due to expire on March 31 but a series of members had resigned earlier in protest at Government policies. The terms of the remaining panellists have not been renewed and details of a replacement will be set out “in due course”. The move led to accusations that the Government was ...

LONDON: Equalities ministers Liz Truss and Kemi Badenoch have been accused of vilifying the trans community by one of three of the Government’s LGBT advisers to quit their posts.Jayne Ozanne...

Boris Johnson said he would work to end the ‘abhorrent’ practice.

The announcement comes in the wake of controversy after three of the Government's equality advisers resigned over the lack of action

Liz Truss has promised to bring forward a ban on conversion therapy following a string of resignations from the LGBT+ Advisory Panel. 

Boris Johnson. (AFP via Getty/ RICHARD POHLE/POOL) Boris Johnson has apologised to the three members of the government’s LGBT+ Advisory Panel who quit this week over inaction on conversion therapy and a “hostile environment” for LGBT+ people. When asked about the delay in delivering a conversion therapy ban during a visit to Queen’s University Belfast on Friday (12 March), Johnson told reporters: “I think this practice is repulsive and I think it’s abhorrent and I’m sorry these a...

U.K. minister promises to ban ‘conversion therapy’ following resignations of 3 LGBTQ advisers Muri Assunção The British minister for women and equalities, Liz Truss, has promised to ban LGBTQ “conversion therapy,” following the resignation of three government advisers earlier this week. “We are very committed to LGBT equality,” Truss told ITV News on Friday. “We will shortly be bringing forward plans to ban conversion therapy, which is an abhorrent practice.” H...

DUP MP Sammy Wilson has faced criticism for comments he made about conversion therapy. (Official parliamentary portrait) Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) MP Sammy Wilson is facing criticism from Northern Ireland’s LGBT+ community after he appeared to express opposition to a ban on conversion therapy. In an email to a constituent, shared on social media, Wilson suggested that practitioners of the harmful and pseudoscientific practice should be allowed to continue operating – despite the fact...

Liz Truss makes the commitment after three equality advisers quit over a “hostile environment” for LGBTQ people.