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Among them, Black Lives Matter – a higher education trade union programme of action, noted how the movement that grew out of international outrage […]

Speaking on behalf of the disabled LGBT+ caucus, Maureen le Marinel addressed the police and crime bill that was agreed in the Commons in the summer. “This police and crime bill […]

“We must bring an end to conversion therapy. Full stop.” Pauline Bacon from Suffolk, describing herself as “a person of faith,” said that it was […]

Meeting on Transgender Day of Remembrance, LGBT+ conference backs a raft of motions to fight back against ‘an attack on all of us’

Christina McAnea took to the rostrum at UNION’s LGBT+ conference in Brighton this morning, to deliver a message of hope, of pride and of gratitude, mixed with anger at the antics of the Tory government in Westminster. After a very warm greeting for what was her first live speech to a conference since becoming UNISON’s […]

UNISON meets with some of our trans members to mark Transgender Awareness Week

As UNISON national LGBT+ officer Mitchell Coe examines the problems with the latest UK government proposals and explains how you can add your voice to the consultation that has just opened

The survey takes about ten minutes, and completing it entitles you to go into the draw for up to £100 worth of shopping vouchers. The survey is confidential and anonymous, but if you wish […]

It’s a time for joy. LGBT+ people and communities face layers of discrimination. I’ll come to that. But it’s right to […]

LGBT+ History Month is more important than ever, as the pandemic adds to the isolation felt by many LGBT+ people as a result of their gender identity or sexuality