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Flying the rainbow flag outside Leighton Linslade Town Council offices; (inset) Cllr Pat Carberry
Flying the flag was the idea of new town councillor Pat Carberry, who won St George’s ward for Labour on Thursday, May 6.
Irish-born Cllr Carberry spent 35 years as a firefighter at Leighton Buzzard Fire Station and has lived in the town since 1982.
He is also Leighton Linslade s first out gay town councillor.
Speaking to the LBO, he said: “Yes, I’m absolutely delighted to have been elected.
“I know that Leighton Buzzard is quite a Conservative town, so it’s a huge honour that voters have put their confidence in me .
THE Covid-19 pandemic has “shone a stark light on the deep and persistent structural inequalities” in Britain, delegates at the TUC’s LGBT+ workers’ conference heard today.
The working class in general has been hit hardest by the health risks and economic impact of the pandemic, but black workers, women, disabled people and LGBT+ people have all been disproportionately affected by the coronavirus crisis, delegates heard.
An alarming increase in hate crime and hate speech had been recorded during the Covid-19 crisis, including from people blaming LGBT+ people for the pandemic.
Before the pandemic, TUC research found that 40 per cent of LGBT+ workers had been harassed or discriminated against at work, but the Galop LGBT+ anti-violence charity and unions had all seen a sharp increase, especially among key workers on the front line.