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UNISON’s LGBT members face continuing prejudice and discrimination, in and outside work

I know how much this conference matters to you and to all of UNISON’s LGBT members. And it matters to me, to UNISON and to all of our 1.3 million […]

General Secretary's blog, News on the UNISON National site.

2016 LGBT – annual report and appendices

Media on the UNISON National site.

Recruiting and organising LGBT members

Conference
2016 National LGBT Conference
Date
28 July 2016
Decision
Carried

LGBT members continue to have an important role in that recruitment work. Conference understands that UNISON’s aim to increase participation of underrepresented groups remains a key priority […]

Motion on the UNISON National site.

Securing Black LGBT perspectives and participation

Conference
2016 National LGBT Conference
Date
23 September 2016
Decision
Carried

Despite the vibrancy of our group there are still many LGBT UNISON members unaware of our self-organised group. Despite our strongly held values on challenging multiple […]

Motion on the UNISON National site.

LGBT SELF-ORGANISATION – INCREASING STRENGTH AND I

Conference
2016 National LGBT Conference
Date
1 January 2016
Decision
Carried

Conference believes that many of our regional groups, LGBT branch self-organised groups (SOG) and the national LGBT committee should be congratulated on their hard work over many years to encourage […]

Motion on the UNISON National site.

Defending and promoting LGBT equality under the law

Conference
2016 National LGBT Conference
Date
28 July 2016
Decision
Carried

Decades of campaigning have won decriminalisation, recognition and positive rights. We look forward to marking the 50th anniversary of partial decriminalisation of […]

Motion on the UNISON National site.

ILGA co-secretary general says: ‘We are stronger together’

Noting that the UK is “a fairly larger island than the one I’m coming from [Malta] …” delegates heard that it was important to remember, in […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Commitment to Pride

Conference
2016 National LGBT Conference
Date
28 July 2016
Decision
Carried as Amended

Conference believes that one of the best ways of communicating with the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community is face to face, most notably through our presence at Pride events […]

Motion on the UNISON National site.

Retired members sought for UNISON self-organised group conferences

The disabled members' conference takes place on 29-31 October in Brighton and the LGBT conference on 18-20 November in Llandudno. In each case, travel costs, expenses and […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

LGBT conference stress that we’re ‘stronger in UNISON’

As speaker after speaker made clear, given global events, standing together is more important than ever. Speaking to a motion calling for zero tolerance of […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Expunge LGBT convictions prior to decriminalization

Conference
2016 National LGBT Conference
Date
25 July 2016
Decision
Carried as Amended

Conference further notes that the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980 decriminalised homosexual acts between men over 21 in private in Scotland and the age of […]

Motion on the UNISON National site.

LGBT conference applauds recruitment award winners

Delegates from the Yorkshire and Humberside region (pictured above), the Scottish Environment and Protection Agency and the North […]

Article, Content update, News on the UNISON National site.

Conference discusses fighting back against the politics of hate

And she related how, as the EU referendum votes were counted, a Labour councillor she was standing near […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

2016 LGBT Conference – Emergency Change of Delegate Form

This form should only be used after 5pm on Tuesday 15 November 2016 and should be completed and handed in to the Conference Desk at […]

Media on the UNISON National site.

WE STAND TOGETHER TO SAY NO PLACE FOR HATE CRIME

Conference
2016 National LGBT Conference
Date
1 January 2016
Decision
Carried

Conference believes that all forms of hate crime are abhorrent. Conference notes the rise of reported hate crime incidents in the United Kingdom (UK). In 2014/15, there were 5,597 ‘sexual orientation’ hate crimes recorded by the police in England and Wales, a rise of 22% on the previous year, and 605 ‘transgender identity’ hate crimes, […]

Motion on the UNISON National site.