While signifint progrs has been ma recent years towards the rights of lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer and tersex (LGBTQI+) people, the polil rurgence of the far- and (...)
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- LGBTIQ RIGHTS ARE TRA UNN RIGHTS! ETUC POSN ON THE EU STRATEGY FOR LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANS, NON-BARY, TERSEX AND QUEER (LGBTIQ) EQUALY 2020-2025
- WHEN MERS AND GAY ACTIVISTS UNED: THE REAL STORY OF THE FILM PRI
LGBTIQ RIGHTS ARE TRA UNN RIGHTS! ETUC POSN ON THE EU STRATEGY FOR LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANS, NON-BARY, TERSEX AND QUEER (LGBTIQ) EQUALY 2020-2025
Sexual orientatn, genr inty” and to “enurage ITUC affiliat to fend workers sufferg such discrimatn”, the ITUC has endorsed a tra unn charter for Internatnal Lbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgenr (LGBT) Solidary, published by the UK’s Tras Unn Congrs.
This year we celebrate 50 years sce the Stonewall rts took place, when lbians, trans people, bisexuals and gay men rose up together and fought back agast the police who regularly raid gay bars and other LGBT venu.
WHEN MERS AND GAY ACTIVISTS UNED: THE REAL STORY OF THE FILM PRI
If you’ve ever seen the movie Pri, you’ll know that was the Natnal Unn of Mers that supported a motn promotg lbian and gay rights at the TUC’s ngrs 1985. What you might not know is that tra unnists have been active the mpaign for LGBT+ rights sce the days of the Gay Liberatn Front the 1970s. In 1976 NALGO members took strike actn to fend one of their gay members who’d been victimised by the employer.
Fally, 1998, the TUC employed their first full time LGBT policy officer and set up the Lbian and Gay Conference and Commtee to progrs LGBT equaly.
In 2002 the Lbian and Gay Conference and Commtee was extend to clu bisexual and trans people formally beg the LGBT Conference and Commtee.