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| Layla Moran: Lib Dem MP announces she is pansexual | Layla Moran: Lib Dem MP announces she is pansexual |
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| Liberal Democrat MP Layla Moran has announced she is pansexual and in a relationship with a woman. | Liberal Democrat MP Layla Moran has announced she is pansexual and in a relationship with a woman. |
| The MP for Oxford West and Abingdon, who previously only had relationships with men, told PinkNews she is in a relationship with ex-Lib Dem press officer Rosy Cobb. | The MP for Oxford West and Abingdon, who previously only had relationships with men, told PinkNews she is in a relationship with ex-Lib Dem press officer Rosy Cobb. |
| Pansexual may describe being attracted to people, regardless of their gender. | |
| Ms Moran said: "It doesn't matter about the physical attributions of the person you fall in love with." | Ms Moran said: "It doesn't matter about the physical attributions of the person you fall in love with." |
| Speaking to the PinkNews website, Ms Moran - a potential candidate to become the next Lib Dem leader - also criticised Parliament as a "weird, backwards place" for LGBTQ people. | |
| She said coming out in the context of being an MP had been "slightly more difficult" than telling her friends and family. | She said coming out in the context of being an MP had been "slightly more difficult" than telling her friends and family. |
| The MP also shared a picture of herself and Ms Cobb on Twitter, writing that she is now "just happy". | |
| "It was really wonderful on the one hand, but also quite surprising for me in how I had identified before," she said. | "It was really wonderful on the one hand, but also quite surprising for me in how I had identified before," she said. |
| "I feel now is the time to talk about it, because as an MP I spend a lot of my time defending our community and talking about our community. I want people to know I am part of our community as well." | "I feel now is the time to talk about it, because as an MP I spend a lot of my time defending our community and talking about our community. I want people to know I am part of our community as well." |
| She said her family and friends have been supportive, but some people had suggested being in a same-sex relationship could damage her career. | She said her family and friends have been supportive, but some people had suggested being in a same-sex relationship could damage her career. |
| "They definitely would not have said anything like that had she been a man," she added. | "They definitely would not have said anything like that had she been a man," she added. |
| "Parliament is a weird, backwards place. I don't know if there's any other (MPs) who would identify as pansexual, and not that many who identify as bisexual - there are a few women who are brilliant role models who have come out in their lesbian relationships." | "Parliament is a weird, backwards place. I don't know if there's any other (MPs) who would identify as pansexual, and not that many who identify as bisexual - there are a few women who are brilliant role models who have come out in their lesbian relationships." |
| 'The person matters' | 'The person matters' |
| Ms Moran, who did not rule out running to take over as Lib Dem leader, was asked to describe pansexuality to someone who is not familiar with the term. | Ms Moran, who did not rule out running to take over as Lib Dem leader, was asked to describe pansexuality to someone who is not familiar with the term. |
| "Pansexuality, to me, means it doesn't matter about the physical attributions of the person you fall in love with, it's about the person themselves," she said. | "Pansexuality, to me, means it doesn't matter about the physical attributions of the person you fall in love with, it's about the person themselves," she said. |
| "It doesn't matter if they're a man or a woman or gender non-conforming, it doesn't matter if they identify as gay or not. | "It doesn't matter if they're a man or a woman or gender non-conforming, it doesn't matter if they identify as gay or not. |
| "In the end, these are all things that don't matter - the thing that matters is the person, and that you love the person." | "In the end, these are all things that don't matter - the thing that matters is the person, and that you love the person." |