On July 1, the MP gave an impassioned speech spotlighting how right-wing media and online press have been complicit in enabling worrying levels of homophobia and transphobia in the UK.
In an effort to translate the real-life struggle of the community, Black portrays a “snapshot” of what it is like to be LGBTQ in the UK. “There’s evidence that we are more likely to self-harm, more likely to feel suicidal, more likely to have negative experiences in accessing health care, more likely to be the victim of a crime, and less likely to feel safe enough to report it to the police,” she says addressing the House of Commons.