"80% of Liberal Democrat members - I'm not lying - 80% of Liberal Democrat members are probably part of the LGBTQ community."
"Liberalism to me is about being able to be unashamedly yourself and not being judged for it. So, as long as you're not impacting on someone else's life, you should be able to live exactly the life that you want. And the Lib Dems try to put policies in place that make that happen and allow people to live that sort of life."
Carl Cashman claims roughly 80% of Liberal Democrat members are probably part of the LGBTQ community. He leads the Liberal Democrats group on Liverpool City Council and serves as a Lib Dem councillor. Cashman has garnered a loyal queer following, mainly gay men, through shirtless gym pictures on social media despite being straight. He says liberalism means living unashamedly without judgment and supports policies that enable people to live as they choose. The Liberal Democrats do not collect members' sexuality or gender identity data, so the exact proportion cannot be verified, although the party is anecdotally popular with LGBTQ+ people.
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