Gibraltar represented at the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Conference in Cardiff.

The Minister for Equality, Employment, Culture and Tourism, Christian Santos has attended the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association British Islands and Mediterranean Regional Conference in Cardiff.

Mr Santos together with the Minister for Industrial Relations, Civil Contingencies and Sport, Leslie Bruzon attended the launch of the BIMR LGBT+ Network for Parliamentarians. He was invited to join the Network’s committee.

Christian Santos also participated in a panel at the conference on ‘The importance of LGBT voices in Parliament’ discussing the lived perspectives of long-standing equality campaigners and legislators who have worked across party lines to champion inclusion. The session explored the legislative wins that authentic representation unlock, the strategies that turn personal stories into crossbench consensus and the safeguards needed to protect those at the forefront of change.