1/ Adolescence is defined by the UN & WHO as the period between 10 - 19 yrs. The age of consent is 16 yrs in the UK. Pledging to lower the age of consent to begin at adolescence is therefore a pledge to lower the age of consent to 10 yrs, legalising child sex.

2/ LGBTQ+ orgs that have signed a declaration to lower the age of consent to 10 yrs should face scrutiny. This isn’t homophobic. These orgs are stakeholders with influence across society. If legalising child sex is part of their value system, we need to know & take action.

3/ LGBTQ+ orgs & their supporters who ignore red flags about child safeguarding & cry homophobia are helping to create the most dangerous climate for children. It will act as be a beacon for child sex offenders who will calculate that their antics will be hidden by politics.

4/ Lesbian, gay, bisexual & trans people aren’t immoral; they don’t seek some opt out of basic values, including safeguarding children, to suggest otherwise is deeply homophobic. LGBTQ+ orgs are not the community, they’re lobbying groups who increasingly seem to have gone rogue.