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He met with Joshua Ormrod who was attacked as he left a Liverpool nightclub with friends earlier this month. He recognised that discrimination still exists and that sadly LGBT people are still victims of disgraceful hate crimes. The PM said he was ‘hugely proud of our country’s record on LGBT issues’ but warned that ‘we must not rest on our laurels’. They discussed the work being done to make the British Armed Forces more inclusive and praised the Ministry of Defence announcement earlier this year which allowed former Armed Forces personnel who were dismissed from service on the basis of their sexuality to apply to have their medals restored. The PM also met with Caroline Paige, the first openly transgender Officer in the British Armed Forces. The PM congratulated them both and said he was proud same-sex marriage was now legal in all parts of the UK. This included Chris McNaghten and Jon Swan – one of the first same-sex couples to get married in Northern Ireland after legislation came into effect making it legal last year. The event in the garden of Downing Street was attended by LGBT people whose lives have been positively impacted by the work of the UK Government, as well as those representing key organisations working on LGBT issues in the UK and internationally. He said that “whomever you love, however you identify, whether you are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or trans – I want this government to have your back”. Speaking at the Downing Street Pride reception, planned in partnership with the GREAT campaign, the PM said he was proud to live in one of the most open and tolerant countries in the world and that LGBT equality was a key economic asset of the UK. The PM said the UK’s first ever global LGBT conference will be about ‘kindness, tolerance and openness’ and will look at what more can be done to promote LGBT equality around the world. The reception reflected on the government’s work so far to tackle LGBT injustice and looked ahead to June 2022 when the UK will host ‘Safe To be Me: A Global Equality Conference’. Yesterday the Prime Minister hosted a reception in the garden of 10 Downing Street to mark Pride Month 2021 and to celebrate the contribution of LGBT people from across the UK. Downing Street Pride Reception Prime Minister hosts reception for Pride Month 2021