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<p>The UK has a proud history of LGBT rights with a comprehensive and robust framework
of legislative protection.</p><p>We have already taken great strides, including:</p><ul><ul><li><p>reducing
the cost of applying for a Gender Recognition Certificate and moving the application
process online</p></li><li><p>extending same-sex marriage to Northern Ireland</p></li><li><p>setting
out our plan to end new HIV cases by 2030, and ending the ban on HIV+ people joining
the UK armed services; and</p></li><li><p>setting out tailored action to address LGBT
homelessness in the Rough Sleeping Strategy, such as improving how data on LGBT homelessness
is collected and extending investment into coordinated local rough sleeping services.</p></li></ul></ul><p>I
am also pleased to add that I recently held a roundtable with a range of stakeholders
on the issue of LGBT homelessness which explored prevalence and what we can do to
address it in the coming months. We will continue to make progress on LGBT rights
and will set out further details soon.</p><p> </p>
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