Sarah Owen, the chair of the women and equalities committee, told the House of Commons about how her LGBT friends protected her.
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next Page Stereotypes of the LGBT+ community as soft and fragile couldn’t be more wrong, an MP has said – before illustrating her point with an epic story about a clash outside a kebab shop. Sarah Owen, the chair of the women and equalities committee, spoke up in the House of Commons chamber during a debate for LGBT History Month.
‘Those chips suddenly became punches to my face, and they pushed me to the ground and who stood up and fought for me? ‘My gay best friends and my non-binary friend took on five blokes for me. I didn’t stop fighting either, but they were there when I needed them.
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