members from a of different branches in a particular geographical area to ‘cluster’ 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 out’ which ‘coming 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
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
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