I’m a paediatrician

I know the consequences for LGBT+ young people in the schoolyard when adults in positions of power, privilege and responsibility don’t call out people like Tony Abbott for his comments and opinions about people like them https://twitter.com/dehennadavison/status/1301574948050403335

Those potential consequences for LGBT+ young people growing up in the UK today are summarised in the @stonewalluk School Report https://twitter.com/i/events/1041368123302141953?s=21

Part of wearing @RainbowNHSBadge is a responsibility to call out language and ideas that can make LGBT+ people feel scared, isolated, alone

When views like Abbott’s are accepted or excused, especially by someone wearing , effect ripples out and contributes to harm https://twitter.com/rainbownhsbadge/status/1041362490112786433

The Minister could not bring himself to say that, despite any merits he may see in Abbott in relation to trade, he did not agree with, or condone, his views on LGBT+ people and women

Minimising impact of that, in my opinion, is what devalues the fundamental issues we still face