Andy Burnham's Cabinet: Champions of LGBTQ+ Rights or Cautious on Trans Issues?

The secret role Burnham's controversial minister played in selecting his Cabinet

Louise Haigh, the former transport secretary who resigned over a fraud conviction, interviewed candidates for the Prime Minister's top team

Andy Burnham's cabinet: Champions of LGBTQ+ rights or cautious on trans issues?

With two publicly LGBTQ+ ministers in his cabinet, and several others expressing support for various parts of the community, what does the future of queer rights look like under Burnham's new cabinet? The post Andy Burnham’s cabinet: Champions of LGBTQ+ rights or cautious on trans issues? appeared first on Attitude.

What Andy Burnham’s cabinet appointments signal for UK's LGBTQ+ community

This image shows three new members of British Prime Minister Andy Burnham's cabinet, Chris Bryant, Yvette Cooper and Wes Streeting. Wikimedia Commons. David Woolfall. After becoming Prime Minister on Monday, July 20, Andy Burnham has made several surprising cabinet appointments that could have impacts on the future of LGBTQ+ rights and trans healthcare in the UK. Perhaps most prominently, Wes Streeting has been appointed Defence Secretary, despi…