18* WE TOGETHER TO SAY NO PLACE FOR HATE Lambeth branch LGBT group 31 19* THE RECENT RISE IN HATE CRIME North West region LGBT group 33 20 DEFENDING AND PROMOTING LGBT EQUALITY THE LAW National LGBT committee 34 21 MARRIAGE EQUALITY IN NORTHERN IRELAND Northern Ireland region LGBT group 35 22 ISLE OF MAN North West region LGBT group 36 23 EXPUNGE LGBT CONVICTIONS PRIOR TO DECRIMINALISATION Scotland region LGBT group 36 24* DEALING WITH THE UNCERTAINTY OF WHAT THE BREXIT VOTE MEANS TO THE LGBT COMMUNITY Eastern region LGBT group 38 25* AFTER BREXIT – HOLDING TRUE TO OUR VALUES National LGBT committee 39 26 TRANS EQUALITY IS EVERYONE’S BUSINESS South West region LGBT group 40 27 TRANSPHOBIA – IS THIS THE LAST ACCEPTABLE FORM OF DISCRIMINATION ON TELEVISION? Northern region LGBT group 42 28 TRANS PRISONERS North Lanarkshire branch LGBT group 43 29* PRE-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS (PrEP) FOR THE FUTURE – UNITED KINGDOM (UK) AWARENESS & ACCESS South East region LGBT group 44 30* MAKE HIV PRE-EXPOSURE (PrEP) AVAILABLE FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS AT HIGHEST RISK OF HIV INFECTION Scottish Healthcare branch LGBT group 45 31 HOMELESSNESS IN THE LGBT+ COMMUNITY Newcastle City branch LGBT group 46
32 LOSS OF LGBT SERVICES IN THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR West region LGBT group 48 33 DEMENTIA CARE FOR THE LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY Northern region LGBT 49 34 TIME FOR INCLUSIVE EDUCATION Scotland region LGBT 52 35 LGBT FINANCIAL CAPABILITY North West region LGBT group 54 36* DECRIMINALISATION FOR SAFETY Transgender members’ caucus 55 37* PROTECTING THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF SEX WORKERS Greater London region LGBT group 56 38 WORKING GLOBALLY FOR LGBT RIGHTS National LGBT committee 57 39 ILGA – EUROEAN SOLIDARITY South West region LGBT group 59 40 LGBT EQUALITY IN THE COMMONWEALTH National LGBT committee 60 41 PALESTINE Greater London region LGBT group 61 42 STANDING TOGETHER FOR EQUALITY Black LGBT members’ caucus 63 43 SECURING BLACK LGBT PERSPECTIVES AND PARTICIPATION Black LGBT members’ caucus 64 44 GETTING THE BEST FROM SMART PHONE TECHNOLOGY Disabled LGBT members’ caucus 65 45 EQUALITY SINCE THE 2010 EQUALITY ACT – REGRESSION INSTEAD OF PROGRESSION Disabled LGBT members’ caucus 66 MOTIONS TO NATIONAL DELEGATE CONFERENCE 2017 NDC 1 WORKING GLOBALLY FOR LGBT RIGHTS National LGBT committee 68
members from a ‘cluster’ of different branches in a particular geographical area to meet together and form networks. It is important that we encourage such groups and ensure that they are adequately resourced and supported. Conference on the national LGBT committee to: 1. Keep recruitment activities a high profile aspect of branch and regional LGBT groups; 2. Share good practice and promote the innovative ways that local and regional SOGs are using to organise; 3. Ensure there is up to date guidance on recruitment and organising tactics that are reflective of our community; 4. Encourage branches and regions to share their good practice in recruitment and organising; 5. Continue to reinvigorate recruitment material and initiatives; including use of social media as well as traditional methods. National LGBT committee National LGBT committee position: SUPPORT 8.* TRANSGENDER – A SPECTRUM NOT A BINARY CHOICE Conference we celebrate the achievements made around transgender issues over the last few years. There are several people who have a high profile and go a long way to helping society change their views and become more accepting of anyone who is transgender. There have been very visible examples of ‘coming out’ which have attracted lots of press coverage which has escalated the person to a celebrity status and portrayed them in a very positive manner. Society appears to be more accepting and we know by past experience exposure to a along with education and information can be very productive in establishing more acceptance and tolerance. It is clear there is still much work to be done and there are still examples of transphobia and we know members of the transgender community face their own specific problems relating to their ability to live their life as their true self. There appears to be a perception however that all transgender people want a sex change and that they wish to alter the sex they were at birth and fit into two distinct types, male to female and female to male. We know there is a wide spectrum of transgender people and must take the opportunity of the current positive attitude from society to educate further, raising awareness of the various possibilities such as