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• Terfs, ‘toxic opinions’ and an obsession over who’s in what toilet

  19-11-2022 20:17
  Moving a motion on combatting anti-trans narratives in the media at UNISON’s LGBT+ conference this afternoon, Jenny said that, until 2016, it was largely either a case of having to “put up with Germaine Greer and her toxic opinions” or a sort of British Carry On humour.
  Then came Brexit , which emboldened bigotry. Across all the British media, she said, there has been a constant stream of anti-trans opinion, portraying trans people – and trans women in particular &nd
  
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• ‘Living legend’ Jackie Lewis given LGBT+ lifetime achievement award

  19-11-2022 19:50
  In a busy afternoon at UNISON’s LGBT+ conference in Edinburgh today, delegates took time to celebrate one of the union’s own LGBT+ stars – the redoubtable Jackie Lewis from Lambeth.
  Introducing a lifetime achievement award, Eileen Best from the national LGBT+ committee said that Jackie was a stickler for detail, telling of an occasion at one conference where she had spent three hours discussing the importance of a single punctuation mark in a motion.
  Initially with Nalgo, befor
  
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• ‘Being inclusive is not only the right thing … it is a strategic necessity’

  19-11-2022 19:40
  “It is safe to state that trade unions – including and in particular UNISON – have had a huge impact on global LGBTI organising,” delegates to UNISON’s annual LGBT+ conference in Edinburgh heard this afternoon.
  Addressing conference, Dr Julia Ehrt, the executive director of ILGA (International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association) World, said that she was especially proud that her first keynote speech was to an organisation that had been so importa
  
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• Delegates discusses tackling hate and persecution around the world

  19-11-2022 18:28
  The first plenary session of UNISON’s LGBT+ annual conference in Edinburgh this morning saw a strong emphasis on continuing persecution of LGBT+ people, in the UK and around the world.
  Delegates debated a number of motions on trans equality – including the need to combat anti-trans narratives in the media, negotiating trans equality with employers and supporting gender neutral toilets and changing facilities.
  Gail from the North West pointed out that trans people – particularly
  
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• Delegates discuss tackling hate and persecution around the world

  19-11-2022 18:28
  The first plenary session of UNISON’s LGBT+ annual conference in Edinburgh this morning saw a strong emphasis on continuing persecution of LGBT+ people, in the UK and around the world.
  Delegates debated a number of motions on trans equality – including the need to combat anti-trans narratives in the media, negotiating trans equality with employers and supporting gender neutral toilets and changing facilities.
  Gail from the North West pointed out that trans people – particularly
  
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• Christina McAnea: ‘It’s great to be loud and proud’

  19-11-2022 17:53
  “It’s great to be able to be loud and proud – and I will continue to be loud and proud against homophobia and loud and very proud to be a trans ally, and I will ensure that UNISON always remains the best trade union for LGBT+ workers.”
  That was the pledge from UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea this morning, when she addressed the union’s LGBT+ conference in Edinburgh, as she applauded the fact that being “loud and proud” was the event’s cen
  
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