Ten days ago LGBT+ Labour held its 2020 AGM; an occasion which includes the election (or re-election) of officers, as well as the passage of motions to set LGBT+ Labour policy. It’s an important day for anyone working towards LGBT+ liberation and socialism, and in a year which has seen some of the most vicious… read more…
Supporters
Trans political education with TWT
The World Transformed, in collaboration with LCTR and Momentum, are launching a new programme of political education on issues faced by trans people, and the importance of transgender liberation within socialist politics. TWT have hosted political festivals at Labour conferences since 2016, as well as helping run many local festivals. They also produce political education… read more…
Our NEC manifesto
Elections are now well underway for Labour’s National Executive Committee; an important body which oversees the party as a whole and manages much of Labour’s internal affairs. The NEC has power over a range of areas of concern to trans people, including party policy, engagement with members and standards of conduct. LCTR has therefore put… read more…
NEC engagement
LCTR has created a short manifesto of actionable policies which we would like the new NEC to take to help create a party committed to trans liberation. We don’t ask candidates to pledge themselves to these policies, but do want them to serve as concrete proposals for trans people and allies to support, a basis… read more…
Website launched
Following the covid-19 pandemic, LCTR supporters began working on a website for our organisation to act as an online platform that would enable us to stay in touch with all our supporters during this time of social distancing. Following the hard work of LCTR supporters Heather and Zac, that site has now launched! This will… read more…
Supporter’s Zoom call
Following an energizing launch period, LCTR has had to reduce activity somewhat due to the covid-19 pandemic. Nonetheless, we have begun to adapt to remote working, and are looking to the future for our campaign and trans liberation. To this end, we organised an open Zoom call for all trans Labour Party members to attend… read more…
Pledges for Labour Party members
These are the pledges created by LCTR and our supporters. We urge all Labour Party members who wish to support trans people to sign them. Follow this link to do so. 1. Accept the material reality that trans people are oppressed and discriminated against in British society, facing a rising risk of hate crime, and… read more…