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Johnson has LGBT+ 'blind spot', says first openly gay cabinet minister

Sarah Best

2nd March 2021

The first openly gay male MP, Lord Chris Smith has argued that electing a trans member to parliament was a "glass ceiling yet to broken" by the current government.

Lord Smith has urged Boris Johnson to encourage diversity in government and it would also send a positive message to the public.

This article could be used for Culture and Identity.

Sarah Best

Sarah is a passionate full-time Head of Sociology and Psychology and has worked in a variety in schools in the UK, and she is currently working in a British international school. She is keen to develop and boost the profile of both subjects.

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