I've resigned my seat on the UK LGBT Advisory Panel due to the government's persistent and worsening hostility towards our community in myriad areas. From conversion therapy to trans healthcare to the shameful treatment of LGBT refugees, the govt has acted in appalling faith.
Solidarity with the other panel members that have resigned and best of luck to those that remain. More pressingly, solidarity to those LGBT people whose life is worse now than a few years ago. As a trans person I know that's a lot of people. I see you and I'm furious for you.
There's precious little patience I have left for the government at this point but with what remains: get your act together. Use the panel for what it was intended and actually prohibit conversion therapy. Stop deporting LGBT refugees. Drop the trans culture war.
Media note: I'm not very well at the moment so it's unlikely I'll be doing a lot of media stuff about this today. I encourage you to talk to those on the front lines of the efforts against the things I've mentioned, though.
Also can I just say how absolutely bizarre it is in the past couple of years that the between the UK and NI governments, it's the NORTHERN IRELAND one I look to as better on LGBT rights issues?
I'll be streaming #GeoGuessr tonight (and the game with chat is the focus!) but if you wanna hang out or ask a question, incl about the above, I'm live now: twitch.tv/ellenfromnowon 
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