“[Alan Turing] was and is a hero of all time…a man who is a gay icon, who didn’t deny his nature, his being, and for that he suffered. … This is a story that celebrates him, that celebrates outsiders; it celebrates anybody who’s ever felt different and ostracized and ever suffered prejudice.”
As featured in the film Pride (2014)
The month of June was chosen for LGBT Pride Month to commemorate the Stonewall riots, which occurred at the end of June 1969. As a result, many pride events are held during this month to recognize the impact LGBT people have had in the world.
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
Disabled and LGBT+ members are invited to remotely attend a series of events organised specifically for them – online and live
Letter on behalf of UNISON’s presidential team and general secretary regarding the shocking, vile, transphobic cartoon that appeared in the Morning Star last week
From mental health to domestic abuse, rising hate crime to the gender recognition act, conference sets a busy pace
Delegates hear that proposed rule change will ensure that UNISON’s LGBT group is fully inclusive
Delegates speak of the rise in bigoted language and praise UNISON for leading the fightback among trade unions
Assistant general secretary stresses the importance of unions
On Trans Day of Remembrance, the new policy will help workers and employers, and challenge transphobia in the workplace
Ruth Baldacchino tells LGBT conference that decades of mobilising gives us valuable experience for the future
UNISON commissions research on implications of public spending cuts
National retired members’ organisation asks for submissions from members wanting to attend disabled members’, LGBT members’, Black members and women’s conferences as delegates in October, November, January and February
This brilliant new British film tells the moving story of how a group of lesbian and gay activists made history.
