Mayor publishes most pro-LGBT+ London Plan yet

Dec 1, 2017 by

From Mayor of London website.

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has today (Wednesday 29 November) published his draft London Plan, which contains a raft of measures to make the capital more inclusive and welcoming for its LGBT+ citizens.

Ensuring that the LGBT+ community feels truly valued, happy and safe is a key priority for the Mayor and for the first time, the London Plan focuses on strengthening the capital’s diverse communities. The plan outlines measures to ensure all Londoners, regardless of ethnicity, race, sexuality, disability or gender are able to fulfil their potential in the capital and that the city is a welcoming, open place for everyone.

To protect LGBT+ spaces, Sadiq has introduced the Agent of Change principle in his draft London Plan. This means that developers building new residential properties near LGBT+ venues will be responsible for ensuring they are adequately soundproofed and designed to reduce sound from nearby pubs, clubs and live music venues, instead of the crippling cost falling on the pubs and clubs.

He has also called on local authorities across the capital to recognise the importance of LGBT+ venues to local communities and urged them to protect the character of areas with a high proportion of LGBT+ venues or clientele.

Sadiq is encouraging developers to provide more gender-neutral toilets in new developments in the capital, to help trans and non-binary people feel more comfortable.

Gender-neutral toilets are particularly important for trans and non-binary people, and anyone whose gender expression doesn’t conform with traditional gender roles. They help to prevent people being made to feel uncomfortable or unwelcome when using toilets that are gender-segregated, and therefore help Londoners of all genders to move around the city with dignity.

Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, said: “Here in London, you’re free to love whoever you want to love and be whoever you want to be. It’s so important to me that London is a city where LGBT+ people feel valued, happy and safe – and so it’s vital that future plans for London’s development as a city have community at their heart.

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