Olivia Bailey

Olivia Bailey

Labour — Reading West and Mid Berkshire

Speaking in the House of Commons on 24 April 2025

Debate

Lesbian Visibility Week

Contribution

Absolutely, and I thank my hon. Friend very much for that intervention. I am very proud to be an out lesbian MP, and I am prouder than words can describe of my family. With the privilege of the position that I have in this place, I will do my best to be seen to be myself, because that is the best way to honour those who have come before us and to ensure that, for those who come after, being a lesbian, being LGBTQ+ or being a rainbow family is finally non-remarkable. When the historians pen the books about our small window of time, it is not just that our whole lives will be documented but that it will be possible to read about them without a single sign of shame or controversy, because we deserve nothing less.

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