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LGBT Liberal Democrat Group renamed

By James Ledward
Oct 5, 2011 - 10:04:09 AM
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Stephen Gilbert, MP

The Liberal Democrat group for LGB&T campaigning, DELGA, formally changed its name following the AGM at the Liberal Democrat conference last week and is now known as LGBT+ Liberal Democrats.

Although commonly known as LGBT LibDems for some time, the formal adoption of the new name signals the groups commitment to inclusivity.

The name change comes in the 40th anniversary year of the first meeting of a Lesbian and Gay group at a UK political conference, which was at the 1971 Liberal Assembly.

Liberal Democrat MP Stephen Gilbert, commenting on the change, said:
“The LGBT campaigning arm of the Liberal Democrats has gone from strength to strength over the last couple of years and I welcome its new direction and new name as an important next step in the organisation’s continued growth.”

For more information view:
http://act.libdems.org.uk/group/lgbt


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