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LGBT HISTORY MONTH (No. 2)

EDM (Early Day Motion) 1037: tabled on 01 February 2016

Tabled in the 2015-16 session.

This motion has been signed by 44 Members. It has not yet had any amendments submitted.

As this motion is using historical data, we may not have the record of the original ordering, in which case signatories are listed alphabetically.

Motion text

That this House notes that Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans (LGBT) History Month takes place in February and welcomes 2016's theme of Religion, Belief and Philosophy; celebrates the seismic shift in legal equality for LGBT people under successive Labour governments from 1997 to 2010, including the abolition of Section 28, the equalisation of the age of consent, the lifting of the ban on LGBT people serving in the armed forces, the introduction of civil partnerships, the outlawing of discrimination in the provision of goods and services, the introduction of the Gender Recognition Act, the introduction of statutory rights for lesbian couples to access fertility treatment, increased sentencing for homophobic hate crimes and government-led initiatives to tackle homophobic and transphobic bullying in schools; further celebrates the shift in public attitudes towards LGBT equality and the action taken since by successive governments across the UK to further LGBT equality, including the introduction of equal marriage rights; congratulates Sue Sanders, Tony Fenwick and the LGBT History Month team and other LGBT equality charities and pioneers for their ongoing work to improve the life chances and opportunities for LGBT people; further notes that there is still a great deal more work to do to ensure that all LGBT people are treated with dignity and respect; welcomes the groundbreaking report by the Women and Equalities Select Committee on trans equality; and encourages the Government to take further steps to end discrimination and bigotry against LGBT people in the UK and around the world.

The first 6 Members who have signed to support the motion are the sponsors. The primary sponsor is generally the person who tabled the motion and has responsibility for it. The date shown is when the Member signed the motion.

In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.

Bardell, Hannah
Scottish National Party
Signed on 8 February 2016
Livingston
Boswell, Philip
Scottish National Party
Signed on 22 February 2016
Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
Butler, Dawn
Labour
Signed on 1 February 2016
Brent Central
Cadbury, Ruth
Labour
Signed on 1 February 2016
Brentford and Isleworth
Cox, Jo
Labour
Signed on 3 February 2016
Batley and Spen
Crawley, Angela
Scottish National Party
Signed on 3 February 2016
Lanark and Hamilton East
Creagh, Mary
Labour
Signed on 2 February 2016
Wakefield
Donaldson, Stuart Blair
Scottish National Party
Signed on 10 February 2016
West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
Dowd, Peter
Labour
Signed on 2 February 2016
Bootle
Dugher, Michael
Labour
Signed on 23 February 2016
Barnsley East
Edwards, Jonathan
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 2 February 2016
Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
Ellman, Mrs Louise
Labour
Signed on 22 February 2016
Liverpool, Riverside
Esterson, Bill
Labour
Signed on 24 February 2016
Sefton Central
Ferrier, Margaret
Scottish National Party
Signed on 3 February 2016
Rutherglen and Hamilton West
Fitzpatrick, Jim
Labour
Signed on 2 February 2016
Poplar and Limehouse
Gray, Neil
Scottish National Party
Signed on 3 February 2016
Airdrie and Shotts
Hayes, Helen
Labour
Signed on 2 February 2016
Dulwich and West Norwood
Hopkins, Kelvin
Labour
Signed on 3 February 2016
Luton North
Hunt, Tristram
Labour
Signed on 9 February 2016
Stoke-on-Trent Central
Lucas, Caroline
Green Party
Signed on 10 February 2016
Brighton, Pavilion
MacNeil, Angus Brendan
Scottish National Party
Signed on 2 February 2016
Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Matheson, Christian
Labour
Signed on 2 February 2016
City of Chester
McDonald, Stuart C.
Scottish National Party
Signed on 8 February 2016
Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
McLaughlin, Anne
Scottish National Party
Signed on 10 February 2016
Glasgow North East
McNally, John
Scottish National Party
Signed on 22 February 2016
Falkirk
Meale, Sir Alan
Labour
Signed on 1 February 2016
Mansfield
Nicolson, John
Scottish National Party
Signed on 5 February 2016
East Dunbartonshire
Paterson, Steven
Scottish National Party
Signed on 8 February 2016
Stirling
Rotheram, Steve
Labour
Signed on 2 February 2016
Liverpool, Walton
Ryan, Joan
Labour
Signed on 2 February 2016
Enfield North
Sharma, Mr Virendra
Labour
Signed on 3 February 2016
Ealing, Southall
Stephens, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on 4 February 2016
Glasgow South West
Thewliss, Alison
Scottish National Party
Signed on 11 February 2016
Glasgow Central
Thomas, Gareth
Labour
Signed on 2 February 2016
Harrow West
Thomas-Symonds, Nick
Labour
Signed on 2 February 2016
Torfaen
Vaz, Valerie
Labour
Signed on 8 February 2016
Walsall South
Williams, Hywel
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 2 February 2016
Arfon
Wilson, Corri
Scottish National Party
Signed on 4 February 2016
Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock

There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.