Britain to host the first global conference on LGBT rights

The London Pride parade in 2018. The Conservative government has come under fire for its record on gender and sexuality. (Photo: Andy Rain/EPA)

The first-ever global conference on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights is to be hosted in the UK next year, as the government races to fulfil its pledges to the international 42-country Equal Rights Coalition.

The “Safe To Be Me” event…