05/16/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/16/2021 00:44
Prime Minister appoints new Special Envoy on LGBT rights: 16 May 2021
He will lead efforts to champion LGBT equality at home and abroad and will chair the Safe to be Me: A Global Equality Conference in June 2022.
Combatting harassment and violence against LGBT people is a manifesto commitment, and hosting the UK Government s first global LGBT conference allows us to promote equality on the international stage.
Lord Herbert is Chair of the Global Equality Caucus, an international network of parliamentarians & elected representatives dedicated to tackling discrimination against LGBT people. He was a Member of the House of Commons 2005-2019 and was Chair of the UK All-Party Parliamentary Group on Global LGBT Rights 2015-2019.