Anger and disappointment at the final Action Plan
Lesbians, gay men and bisexuals across Wales reacted with anger and disappointment to the newly published so called ‘LGBTQ+ Action Plan’ from Welsh Government today.
‘It’s full of lies,’ said a spokesman. ‘They claim to have consulted all our communities and points of view, but they deliberately shut us out – because we know sex is real and important.’
Our full statement, in English and Cymraeg, is below. We welcome enquiries from media platforms.
LGB Alliance Cymru Statement regarding LGBTQ+ Action Plan 080223
Government statement July 2022
On 21 June 2022, Hannah Blythyn, the Deputy Minister for Social Partnership, gave an update on the Welsh Government’s proposed ‘LGBTQ+ Action Plan. We made a Statement on what she said.
The so-called ‘LGBTQ+ Action Plan’ came in for plenty of criticism. We published our response, setting out both what we welcomed and our many concerns. Welsh government has not published replies to the consultation. Nor have they bothered to acknowledge the issues we raised. Even the most basic definitions have not been provided, a guarantee of bad law to follow.
Have Welsh Government, Labour and Plaid Cymru been living in a fantasy world the last few months? The escalating harassment by activists, increasing concerns from clinicians, the clear evidence accepted by sports’ governing bodies, the growing concerns of parents and teachers are all ignored. Hannah Blythyn needs to stop blithering and recognise reality, before it is too late.
We call on Welsh Government to #CanThePlan.
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Our response to the consultation
In 2021 the Welsh Government published a draft Action Plan for consultation. We did not support many of the recommendations and gave a comprehensive response, which you can read below. We have never had more than the barest acknowledgement of our hard work and experience, and the Welsh Government has not published any of the replies it received.
We published it on this website in October 2021 and reproduce it here for convenience.