As the UK’s first openly lesbian cabinet minister, I’m calling on Liz Truss to save a vital lifeline for generations of LGBT+ people
Four years ago I came out as the UK’s first openly gay female cabinet minister.
To this day I remember the feeling of relief and pride when I pressed send on that warm Saturday morning, something I had worried about talking about was now something people were getting in touch to congratulate me on.
I received thousands of supportive emails and tweets from people – some who were struggling to come out, others from proud parents, and even some people who had been inspired by it to finally talk to their family and friends about who they were.
That feeling of connection and community is to this day what Pride reminds me of.