Received from: TUC LGBT+ Conference
This Conference notes the issuing of new guidance on the implications of the Supreme Court judgement of April 2025 on Thursday 21 May 2026.
Conference unequivocally condemns the EHRC’s proposed Code of Practice as a direct attack on LGBT+ equality.
Conference believes:
i. that trans, non-binary and gender diverse people are entitled to be treated with equal dignity at work and in wider society
ii. the new guidance is discriminatory and unworkable and effectively excludes trans people from swathes of public life including working life
iii. the law must be changed
iv. the Code:
− seeks to legitimise exclusion
− erodes long-standing protections under the Equality Act 2010 and Gender Recognition Act 2004
− represents a regressive and dangerous interpretation of the law
− places trans, non-binary and gender no-conforming people at heightened risk of discrimination, humiliation and denial of services.
Conference resolves to:
a. call on the TUC to campaign to introduce a process of gender self-declaration in the UK.
b. campaign so trans people have equal civil rights and justice in the workplace.
c. Call on all affiliates to challenge exclusionary guidance.
d. Coordinate lobbying including MP engagement and influencing the General Council
e. working with LGBT+ organisations to challenge the Code.
Trans rights are human rights: conference calls on all affiliates to publicly, actively defend this without compromise.
TUC LGBT+ Conference