UK disbands LGBTQ advisory panel following resignations
Plans for replacement "will be set out in due course," according to a government spokesperson.
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Plans for replacement "will be set out in due course," according to a government spokesperson.
UK Government’s LGBT advisory panel disbands after three members resign The UK Government’s advisory panel, which was set up to address issues faced by the LGBTQ+ community, has been disbanded. The LGBT panel was established as part of Theresa May’s 2018 LGBT Action Plan. The aim of the advisory panel was to offer insight “on issues and policies concerning lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.” According to the BBC, a government spokesman has said a replacement for the panel “will be set out in due course”. The dissolving of the LGBT panel follows the resignation of thr...
Women and equalities minister Liz Truss did not renew the panel’s term when it expired at the end of March.
Women and equalities minister Liz Truss did not renew the panel’s term when it expired at the end of March.
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