- Conference
- 2025 National LGBT+ Conference
- Date
- 1 August 2025
- Decision
- Carried as Amended
This conference notes with deep concern the findings of the latest ILGA-Europe Rainbow Map, which ranks European countries on the basis of LGBT+ rights and protections. Britain, once a global leader in LGBT+ equality, has plummeted from 1st place in 2015 to 22nd in 2024, a place it still occupies. This alarming decline is not just a reflection of government policy, but also has real and lasting impacts on LGBT+ people in our workplaces, our communities, and our lives.
The deterioration in Britain’s ranking highlights the rollback of rights, the lack of political will to implement progressive reforms, and a growing culture of hostility, particularly towards trans people. In our workplaces, this manifests in increased discrimination, lack of support for LGBT+ workers, and the emboldening of those who seek to divide us. As trade unionists, we must not accept this regression.
This conference believes the ILGA-Europe Rainbow Map is a powerful tool. It provides an evidence-based benchmark of where Britain stands compared to our neighbours and helps us identify where progress is needed — from legal gender recognition and protection from hate crimes, to inclusive education and family rights.
We need our union with our 1.3 million members to be a driving force for commitment to LGBT+ rights. The ILGA Europe map is our call to action. We should act with pride.
This conference calls on the National LGBT+ committee to:
1)Promote awareness of the ILGA-Europe Rainbow Map across our union structures and workplaces, using it as an educational and campaigning tool to highlight the need for continued progress on LGBT+ rights.
2. Work with Labour Link to ensure campaigning for LGBT+ workers remains a focus for the Labour Party.
3. Work with the TUC to put pressure on government to act on ILGA-Europe’s recommendations and hold them to account for the Britain’s declining position.
4. Support workplace organising to ensure LGBT+ equality is embedded in policy, practice, and culture — including robust trans inclusion, clear anti-discrimination procedures, and access to LGBT+ staff networks where they exist.
5. Continue to stand in solidarity with LGBT+ people across Europe and the world who are facing similar backsliding in rights, and ensure internationalism is central to our campaigning.