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Liberal Democrat Conference votes overwhelmingly to oppose the EHRC guidance and restore trans rights! 🎉🏳️‍⚧️

Our chair, Lucas North, speaking to the media this morning about our Restoring Trans Rights motion, passed at Lib Dem Conference yesterday.

Yes that's right, our apologies - Imogen was speaking in favour of the motion and against the guidance

Celebrating conference backing trans rights!

Ed's onside

Vast majority of the hall was clapping/cheering for the pro-trans speakers only. Conference attendees were advised to avoid heckling the anti-trans speakers so as not to give them oxygen.

Lib Dem conference votes overwhelmingly in favour of the motion "Restoring Trans Rights" 🎉🏳️‍⚧️

"That motion is clearly carried. Thank you." Now moving on to a debate about wildfires!

We now move to the vote. The conference floor votes overwhelmingly in favour of the motion 🎉

She makes the point that the Brighton Centre itself (our venue) has made toilets gender-neutral due to the unworkability of the guidance.

Jennie Rigg now summating. Says that Mark "whined on about Nigel Farage" and that Zoe lied when she said trans people hadn't lost any rights. She summarises others' points.

Imogen Shepherd-Dubey now talking about how the motion is unworkable and discriminatory

Zoe Hollowood now speaking. She claims that the motion is a "Trojan horse" that will remove women's rights. Appears to imply that trans people can simply use the facilities of their ASAB (which contradicts the actual guidance).

Jude Hasted speaking about how she is affected by the guidance as a gender non-conforming person. Makes the point that no Conference policy can be enough as long as the government, and this party, do not act.

Rory Clark now speaking, explaining the scientific evidence behind trans existence

Rebecca says she doesn't want to be a culture war, and just wants to get on with life in quiet dignity. She says that's why we should support the motion.

Much louder cheer for the next speaker, Rebecca Jones, who is talking about the absurdity of the law as it has been reinterpreted and the horrible effects on trans people

Mark basically is claiming that we can't win if we support trans rights. He is then cut off by the chair for going over time.

Mark says equalities law will be removed if Farage wins. Claims Kamala Harris lost because of Trump's ads about trans people.