Liverpool has shown support for Ireland as the country bids to become the most friendly LGBTQ+ location in Europe.
LGBT Ireland, which supports Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender people in the country, outlined their four-year plan to focus on research, LGBTQ+ awareness training and tackling anti-trans views. Running between 2023 and 2027, the plan also aims to offer more help to LGBTQ+ refugees and asylum seekers whilst advocating for certain legislative reforms in Ireland – all of which the country hopes will help it on its path to becoming the most friendly nation for the LGBTQ+ community in Europe.
LCR Pride Foundation is happy to see other locations putting LGBTQ+ inclusion at the forefront of their priorities.
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Andi Herring, CEO and Co-Founder, told the ECHO: "It's always welcome to see other places putting improving the lives of LGBT+ people living and visiting there at the centre of their aims and we support them fully, as it benefits us all.”
Meanwhile, LCR Pride Foundation continues to make Liverpool the most "LGBT+ friendly region in the UK" its mission – a mission which has been the same since its inception in 2019. The group has been aiming to do so by highlighting “the daily barriers that LGBT+ people living in and visiting the region face” and by creating an inclusive culture “where people feel they can fully participate and contribute”.
However, the region has faced some friendly competition in previous years as Wales announced a similar plan in 2021.
The Welsh government pledged to be the most LGBTQ+-friendly by launching its LGBTQ+ Action Plan consultation, which outlined the government’s "determination to achieve this historic ambition."
At the time, the deputy minister for social partnership, Hannah Blythyn said the country’s ambition was “to tackle the long-term structural inequalities that still exist, to challenge discrimination and to create a country without prejudice”. She added: “We want to make sure that equality is for everyone and no one is left behind here in Wales.”
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