Conservative frontbencher Sarah Dines said in the House of Commons that any form of hate crime is "unacceptable" before insisting the UK is still "world-leading" in its approach. But she said "we mustn't be too hysterical in language" on the issue.
Luke Pollard, MP for Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport, asked the minister: "Has she heard of the Cat strategy, which is apparently going to form the basis of Government policy between now and the general election, focusing on climate, asylum seekers and trans people - culture war playbook deliberately designed to divide."
Mr Pollard's reply was among a barrage of criticism over the issue, with other MPs also standing up in the Commons and describing personal attacks due to homophobia.
Labour MP Stephen Doughty (Cardiff South and Penarth) described Ms Dines's use of "hysterical" as "deeply "deeply disappointing", claiming both the minister and Government are "out-of-touch" on the lived experience of LGBT+ people.
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