UNISON fights discrimination and prejudice in the workplace on behalf of its lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT+) members. We work together in local and national groups of LGBT+ members to campaign and provide support for our members.
Key issues
This section is about the key issues affecting LGBT+ members. Each key issue explains the facts behind the issue, what UNISON is doing and how you can get involved. You will also find news articles, useful resources and events.
Organising
LGBT+ members meet as a self-organised group at branch, regional and national level. Find out what the different groups do and how they are organised.
LGBT+ Historical Highlights
To celebrate LGBT+ History Month UNISON has looked back on its own LGBT+ history.
Get in touch
List of regional contacts. Members can contact their LGBT+ members’ representative in UNISON branches to discuss any issues that might arise in their workplace.
Updated trans, non-binary and gender diverse guidance and model policy
We are pleased to share our updated transgender workers rights factsheet, trans equality model policy and non-binary workers factsheet. These factsheets and model policy have been reviewed by legal experts and we are pleased that we’ve had to make minimal changes to them. We have full confidence in our guidance and we encourage all members to use it for their workplaces.
UNISON policy is – trans men are men, trans women are women and non-binary identities are valid and we advocate inclusive workplaces for all members. If your employer is changing workplace policies around trans, non-binary and gender diverse issues, please get in touch with your region in the first instance and send a copy of it to out@unison.co.uk, so we can track changes, share best practice and challenge discrimination wherever it occurs.
