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On February 11, 2015, TUC, on the advice of its LGBT Committee adopted a Charter for international Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender solidarity. The Charter follows a resolution adopted at the TUC LGBT Conference in June 2014 and its annual Congress in September 2014.

The purpose of the Charter is to establish the principles on the basis of which trade unions should operate to protect and advance the rights to equality of LGBT people everywhere. Its message is that solidarity is at the core of trade union values, but that decisions regarding when, whether and how to act must be firmly in the hands of the LGBT communities in each country.

The Charter explains how unions can best support the struggles of LGBT people in the many countries where homosexuality is illegal, and subject to popular prejudice.

The Charter emphasises that:

• Leadership must come from the LGBT communities.
• LGBT communities in different countries will have varied approaches based on cultural and national sensitivities.
• Trade unions should be prepared to offer practical support in whatever form is needed.

See full document of the Charter here