trans rights
Mike Freer said: "When senior colleagues had throwaway comments, vilifying the trans community, that was simply not acceptable."
During a hearing on Capitol Hill, Law Professor Khiara Bridges stood up against Sen. Josh Hawley after she said his line of questioning “is transphobic.”
Heartstopper's Yasmin Finney even gave a heartfelt speech which took aim at Boris Johnson.
"You can cancel your conference, but you can't cancel us."
The bungled event was canned after more than 100 leading organisations pulled out in a row over conversion therapy.
The issue has sparked fury from Tory MPs who have called on the government to "have some empathy".
Outrage grew after Boris Johnson only partially outlawed practice and excluded trans people.
The boycott was described as "hugely embarrassing" for the government.
Anne-Marie Trevelyan said the Tories were "incredibly proud" after Jamie Wallis MP came out as trans.
A spokesperson confirmed they had not changed from their manifesto position and had “no reason” to expect it would change.