LGBT solidarity charter

The TUC has launched a new Charter for International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Solidarity but said that decisions regarding when, whether and how to act must be firmly in the hands of the LGBT communities in each country.

It is still a crime to be lesbian, gay or bisexual in over 70 countries, with punishments including life imprisonment, flogging and the death penalty.

TUC general secretary Frances O’Grady said: “The message of this charter is that trade unions support campaigns against laws that oppress LGBT people across the world. ‘An injury to one is an injury to all’ is a basic trade union message and it applies everywhere.”

https://www.tuc.org.uk/sites/default/files/LGBTTUCharter.pdf