LGBT+ workers – Community Trade Union

TUC LGBT+ Conference

Community — Fri, 04 Jul 2025 08:39:30 +0000

Community members were in attendance at this week’s LGBT+ TUC Conference in London. Community’s delegation included Community’s Head of Equalities Jennifer Dean, as well eight reps from across the union’s steel, self-employed, logistics, finance and justice and custodial sectors. Community reps moved a number of motions from the conference floor, including our own motion on ending HIV…

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Transgender Day of Remembrance 2024

Stevie Banks-McGregor — Wed, 20 Nov 2024 08:00:49 +0000

On this Transgender Day of Remembrance, we honour the lives of transgender people who have been taken from us too soon, recognising the courage, resilience, and beauty they brought to our world. Today is a day for reflection, but also a day to reaffirm our commitment to each other in the spirit of love, unity, and support. To all our transgender family, friends, and community members: You are…

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Putting pride in trade union membership

Stevie Banks-McGregor — Mon, 03 Jun 2024 10:58:11 +0000

A message from Stevie Banks-McGregor, National Executive Committee and represents the LGBT+ members. At Community, we’re proud of the work that our LGBT+ members do every day and we want you to join us. LGBT+ people are more likely to experience bullying and discrimination at work because of their sexual orientation or gender identity, and we refuse to let it happen. Join today If you…

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What Transgender Day of Remembrance means to me

Linda Ballard — Tue, 14 Nov 2023 07:00:03 +0000

I’m the mother of a wonderful, beautiful (now adult) transgender child. It takes a great deal of courage for a child to reveal transgender identity to anyone, perhaps particularly to parents. For parents, it can be painful, shocking, confusing and simultaneously strangely self-evident. In the midst of confusion, things that previously were hard to understand begin to come into clear focus.

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Proud to join the TUC trans network

Jennifer Dean — Fri, 05 May 2023 09:02:35 +0000

On Saturday 29 April, I was delighted to attend the launch of the TUC Trans Network, following a congress motion at the TUC LGBT+ conference on supporting trans and non-binary workers. The event was well attended, with leading figures from trade unions, charities and businesses coming together to discuss, plan and organise around the issues faced by trans and non-binary people.

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Take action to save legislation tackling sexual harassment

Jennifer Dean — Tue, 02 May 2023 10:41:35 +0000

Community has been campaigning for reforms to vital sexual harassment law for many years, and in 2021, the Government promised to introduce a preventative duty and reintroduce third party liability in response to a consultation from the Government Equalities Office. Community was delighted when The Worker Protection Bill introduced by Wera Hobhouse, and supported by our campaigning work…

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International Trans Day of Visibility

Stevie Banks-McGregor — Fri, 31 Mar 2023 06:00:47 +0000

31 March is International Transgender Day of Visibility. It is a day to celebrate the lives and achievements of transgender people across the world. It aims to increase trans equality and empower trans people to live their lives freely and confidently. It began in 2009 and has grown rapidly each year since. Now thousands of trans people, their loved ones, families, friends…

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Claiming, celebrating, creating: LGBT+ History Month 2023

Helen Osgood — Mon, 20 Feb 2023 10:04:50 +0000

This month is LGBT+ History Month and the theme this year is “Claiming our past – Celebrating our present – Creating our future”. Stonewall, the UK’s leading organisation fighting for the freedom, equity and potential of all lesbian, gay, bi, trans, and queer people, reports that almost one in five LGBT+ staff have been the target of negative comments or conduct from work colleagues because…

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Behind the lens: LGBT+ History Month

Stevie Banks-McGregor — Wed, 01 Feb 2023 08:00:49 +0000

For many, February marks LGBT+ History Month. This month provides the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community and its allies with the opportunity to honour the courage and stories of those who have come before us, and raise awareness of the work we still have left to do. The event is held in February to coincide with the 2003 abolition of Section 28 of the 1988 Local Government…

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Remembering our trans members

Jennifer Dean — Sun, 20 Nov 2022 09:00:21 +0000

Today on Transgender Day of Remembrance we stand beside the families, friends and loved ones of all the people whose lives have been lost to anti-transgender violence. We reach out in solidarity to respect and honour those lives, taken away for simply living in their own identity. It is inconceivable that in 2022 crimes against transgender and non-binary people have risen again. There was a 56%

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