English: Thank you for your statement, Deputy Minister. We broadly welcome the LGBTQ+ action plan for Wales, as well as its introduction during LGBTQ+ History Month. We have come a long way in ensuring equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people. The mistakes of the past, such as section 11 of the Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885, which saw thousands of men prosecuted in the 1950s just for loving another man. By the end of 1954, there were 1,069 homosexual men in prison in England and Wales. A high-profile figure like Alan Turing had fallen foul of these insidious laws. Thankfully, these laws are consigned to the dustbin of history, and Alan Turing was awarded a posthumous pardon. They have been replaced by a slew of equalities legislation, including a legal right to same-sex marriage. We should be proud of how far we have come to promoting LGBT rights, but there's so much more that can be done. Just this weekend, the Pope, together with the Archbishop of Canterbury, rightly condemned nations that pursued anti-gay legislation. But yet, the Catholic Church still opposes same-sex marriage. We are all equal in the eyes of God, regardless of our chosen gender, or whom we choose to fall in love with. Nobody should feel threatened or abused because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. This is why my party welcomes this action plan. However, Deputy Minister, I do have a few concerns; your decision to seek powers over gender recognition is chief among them. Why do you believe that this is the right approach, as opposed to working together with the Governments across the United Kingdom, to secure an approach to gender recognition that protects the rights of the transgender community whilst at the same time protecting the rights of all women? Deputy Minister, do you not agree that the approach pursued by the Scottish Government is fraught with pitfalls for all groups, as demonstrated by the embarrassing u-turn over the Isla Bryson debacle? The Scottish First Minister has invented a new gender of rapist to avoid calling Isla Bryson a woman. I'm sure that you'll agree that there are real concerns from both the trans community and from those seeking to protect women's rights that need to be addressed in such a way as to protect everyone's rights. Do you agree that the best way is to approach the issue on a UK-wide basis so as to avoid having multiple differing or even conflicting systems of gender recognition, and that we need to have a measured debate without the hyperbole of death threats? My other concern is around the ability of parents and the medical professionals to help young people struggling with gender dysphoria. Whilst it is absolutely right that we ban the despicable practice of conversion therapy, we must take great care to ensure that any new legislation does not have unintended consequences. Deputy Minister, what steps will you take to ensure that any new legislation does not prevent parents and medical professionals discussing a young person's concern regarding their sexuality or gender identity? Finally Deputy Minister, whilst I welcome the commitment to ensuring that our nation of sanctuary remains inclusive of LGBTQ+ people, I do question the development of LGBTQ+ only asylum properties in Wales. We can and we must ensure that Wales is a safe and welcoming place for those forced to flee their home nations because they are being prosecuted for who they love or who they are, but we should be guaranteeing housing for all asylum seekers with protected characteristics. We cannot provide enough housing for those fleeing the conflict in Ukraine, many of whom will be LGBTQ+. Deputy Minister, as my colleague Mark Isherwood highlighted a couple of weeks ago, the Irish Government are providing modular housing to home thousands of refugees. What discussions have you had with your Cabinet colleagues about replicating such a move here in Wales so that we can house those fleeing prosecution and murder because of their sexual orientation or gender identity? Thank you once again for your statement, Deputy Minister, and please be assured that my party will work with you to make Wales the most LGBTQ+ friendly nation in Europe, as well as tackling divisions, exclusion and hate. Diolch yn fawr.
Welsh: Diolch i chi am eich datganiad, Dirprwy Weinidog. Rydym ni'n croesawu'r cynllun gweithredu LHDTC+ i Gymru yn fras, yn ogystal â'i gyflwyno yn ystod Mis Hanes LHDTC+. Rydyn ni wedi dod yn bell o ran sicrhau cydraddoldeb i bobl lesbiaidd, hoyw, deurywiol, trawsryweddol a cwiar. Camgymeriadau'r gorffennol, megis adran 11 Deddf Diwygio Cyfraith Droseddol 1885, a welodd filoedd o ddynion yn cael eu herlyn yn y 1950au dim ond am garu dyn arall. Erbyn diwedd 1954, roedd 1,069 o ddynion cyfunrywiol yn y carchar yng Nghymru a Lloegr. Roedd ffigwr proffil uchel fel Alan Turing wedi tramgwyddo'r gyfreithiau dichellgar hyn. Diolch i'r drefn, mae'r cyfreithiau hyn wedi eu taflu ar domen hanes, ac fe roddwyd pardwn i Alan Turing ar ôl ei farwolaeth. Maen nhw wedi eu disodli gan lwyth o ddeddfwriaeth cydraddoldeb, gan gynnwys hawl cyfreithiol i briodasau un rhyw. Fe ddylem ni fod yn falch o ba mor bell yr ydym ni wedi dod o ran hyrwyddo hawliau LHDT, ond mae cymaint mwy y gellir ei wneud. Dim ond y penwythnos hwn, fe gondemniodd y Pab, ynghyd ag Archesgob Caergaint, yn gyfiawn genhedloedd sy'n ceisio llunio deddfwriaeth wrth-hoyw. Ond eto, mae'r Eglwys Gatholig yn parhau i wrthwynebu priodas un rhyw. Rydyn ni i gyd yn gyfartal yng ngolwg Duw, beth bynnag yw ein rhywedd dewisol, na phwy yr ydym ni'n dewis syrthio mewn cariad â nhw. Ni ddylai neb deimlo dan fygythiad neu eu bod yn cael eu cam-drin oherwydd eu cyfeiriadedd rhywiol neu eu hunaniaeth o ran rhywedd. Dyna pam mae fy mhlaid yn croesawu'r cynllun gweithredu hwn. Fodd bynnag, Dirprwy Weinidog, mae gennyf i ychydig o bryderon; mae eich penderfyniad chi i geisio pwerau dros gynabod rhywedd yn bennaf yn eu plith. Pam ydych chi o'r farn mai hwn yw'r dull cywir, yn hytrach na chydweithio gyda'r Llywodraethau ledled y Deyrnas Unedig, i sicrhau dull o gydnabod rhywedd sy'n diogelu hawliau'r gymuned drawsryweddol gan warchod hawliau pob menyw ar yr un pryd? Dirprwy Weinidog, onid ydych chi'n cytuno bod y dull a ddilynir gan Lywodraeth yr Alban yn llawn peryglon i bob grŵp, fel mae'r tro pedol cywilyddus ynglŷn â helynt Isla Bryson wedi dangos? Mae Prif Weinidog yr Alban wedi dyfeisio rhywedd newydd sef treisiwr er mwyn osgoi galw Isla Bryson yn fenyw. Rwy'n siŵr y byddwch chi'n cytuno bod pryderon gwirioneddol gan y gymuned traws a gan y rhai hynny sy'n ceisio diogelu hawliau menywod y mae angen mynd i'r afael â nhw yn y fath fodd fel y diogelir hawliau pawb. A ydych chi'n cytuno mai'r ffordd orau yw ymdrin â'r mater ar sail y DU gyfan er mwyn osgoi cael sawl system wahanol neu hyd yn oed systemau croes o gydnabod rhywedd, a bod angen i ni gael dadl bwyllog heb ormodiaith bygythiadau i ladd pobl? Mae fy mhryder arall i'n ymwneud â gallu rhieni a'r gweithwyr meddygol proffesiynol i helpu pobl ifanc sy'n cael trafferth gyda dysfforia rhywedd. Er ei bod hi'n gwbl gywir ein bod yn gwahardd yr arfer anwaraidd o therapi trosi, mae'n rhaid i ni gymryd gofal mawr i sicrhau nad oes gan unrhyw ddeddfwriaeth newydd ganlyniadau anfwriadol. Dirprwy Weinidog, pa gamau a fyddwch chi'n eu cymryd i sicrhau nad yw unrhyw ddeddfwriaeth newydd yn atal rhieni a gweithwyr meddygol proffesiynol rhag trafod pryderon unigolyn ifanc ynghylch ei rywioldeb neu hunaniaeth rhywedd? Yn olaf Dirprwy Weinidog, er fy mod i'n croesawu'r ymrwymiad i sicrhau bod ein cenedl noddfa ni'n parhau i fod yn gynhwysol o bobl LHDTC+, rwy'n holi ynglŷn â datblygiad llochesau LHDTC+ yn unig yng Nghymru. Fe allwn ni ac mae'n rhaid i ni sicrhau bod Cymru yn lle diogel a chroesawgar i'r rhai sy'n cael eu gorfodi i ffoi o'u gwledydd eu hunain oherwydd eu bod nhw'n cael eu herlyn am bwy y maen nhw'n eu caru neu bwy ydyn nhw, ond fe ddylem fod yn gwarantu tai i bob ceisiwr lloches sydd â nodweddion gwarchodedig. Ni allwn ddarparu digon o dai i'r rhai sy'n ffoi rhag y gwrthdaro yn Wcráin, y bydd llawer ohonyn nhw'n LHDTC+. Dirprwy Weinidog, fel wnaeth fy nghyd-Aelod Mark Isherwood dynnu sylw ato ychydig wythnosau yn ôl, mae Llywodraeth Iwerddon yn darparu tai modiwlar i gartrefu miloedd o ffoaduriaid. Pa drafodaethau a gawsoch chi gyda'ch cyd-Aelodau yn y Cabinet am efelychu cam o'r fath yng Nghymru ar gyfer cartrefu'r rhai sy'n ffoi rhag erlyniad a llofruddiaeth oherwydd eu cyfeiriadedd rhywiol neu eu hunaniaeth rhywedd? Diolch unwaith eto am eich datganiad, Dirprwy Weinidog, ac fe allwch chi fod yn sicr y bydd fy mhlaid i'n gweithio gyda chi i sicrhau mai Cymru yw'r genedl fwyaf cyfeillgar i bobl LHDTC+ yn Ewrop, yn ogystal â mynd i'r afael ag ymraniadau, allgáu a chasineb. Diolch yn fawr.