LGBT+ Subcommittee
LGBT+ Subcommittee
This subcommittee focusses on supporting LGBT+ members of staff and advocating for their matters within the union and university
Acting Chair: Claire Graf (claire.graf@ed.ac.uk)
Trans and Non-Binary Rights Guidance
From our motion on Trans and Non-Binary Equality which is now branch policy, these are a number of useful documents offered as guidance for members on gender identity and trans inclusion in the workplace.
UCU Guidance
Gender identity: awareness and actions for equality
Guide to raise awareness about gender identity and to identify actions that employers can take [May 2016]
LGBT+: a guide to language in use
UCU guidance for branches on LGBT+ language use [May 2017]Guide to Gender Identity
UCU Guide to Gender Identity [May 2017]Non-Binary Gender: Information and Inclusion
The purpose of this guide is to highlight areas that are important to developing equality for non-binary gendered people within organisations and beyond. [October 2017]
STUC Guidance
Supporting Trans Workers, a guide for trade unionists
This guide is designed to help trade unions, and by extension trade unionists, to better understand the issues around trans equality.