{"id":1631765,"date":"2024-04-26T15:20:56","date_gmt":"2024-04-26T15:20:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thecanary.co\/?p=1678100"},"modified":"2024-04-26T15:20:56","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T15:20:56","slug":"kate-osborne-just-made-history-in-the-gayest-parliament-in-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2024\/04\/26\/kate-osborne-just-made-history-in-the-gayest-parliament-in-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Kate Osborne just made history in the \u2018gayest\u2019 parliament in the world"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Kate Osborne<\/a> MP made history this week – leading the first ever debate in parliament to mark Lesbian Visibility Week.<\/p>\n

Kate Osborne: making history during Lesbian Visibility Week<\/h2>\n

The Jarrow MP made history on Thursday 25 April by leading a debate in the main chamber in parliament marking the importance of Lesbian Visibility Week – expressing solidarity with LGBTQIA+ Women and Non Binary people.<\/p>\n

Last Monday night the MP held the first ever parliamentary reception for the week, saying it was the most Lesbians in parliament at the same time ever.<\/p>\n

The debate focused on the issues Lesbians still face today including discrimination and unequal access to IVF as well as highlighting and celebrating iconic women.<\/p>\n

Osborne stated:<\/p>\n

I’m proud to have made history today for holding a debate on Lesbians in the gayest parliament in the world.<\/p>\n

Weeks like this matter, they show solidarity, they enable us to support each other and help us celebrate our differences, embracing the whole LGBTIA+ community. I\u2019m really proud that 40 years after coming out to my family, I was able to stand in the main chamber in Parliament to lead this debate – it’s something an 18 year old me could never have imagined.<\/p>\n

It was disappointing that in this debate, which was celebrating the diversity of LGBTQIA+ women, that the SNP spokesperson used problematic language and sought to sow division.<\/p>\n

In a debate that was unified and joyful with constructive commitments on IVF from the Government for the SNP opposition to behave this way is disappointing.<\/p>\n

Too often people seek to divide us, but we are here today to show that we are unified – not uniform.<\/p>\n

I will continue to make sure there is LGBTQIA+ visibility – lifting up and celebrating all achievements, as we continue in the fight for equality.<\/p>\n

Until we have won equality for all – the fight goes on.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Kate Osborne MP debate saw cross party MPs share their own experiences, celebrating all things LGBTQIA+, and the government commit to writing to Osborne to follow up on her asks re IVF:<\/p>\n

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