'I've had to go to the police': SNP MP speaks out against anti-LGBT abuse

Hannah Bardell spoke of her own experiences of abuse after publicly holding hands with her partner

AN MP has described how they felt the need to call the police after being abused for holding hands with their same-sex partner.

SNP MP for Livingston, Hannah Bardell, told the Commons she is an “openly proud lesbian” but said it is still illegal to be LGBTQ in 71 countries, adding: “I am illegal in 71 countries. And in 11 of those countries the death penalty still exists for same-sex consensual activities.”