Suffolk LGB&T Staff Network - for
lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender staff
LGB&T people are not only employed in the council but engage
with the Council as representatives from other organisations. They
are also most likely to interact with the Council as service
users. Often, sexual identity may not be felt to be relevant
to the use of a particular Council service. However, many Council
services are very important to LGB&T people as a community of
interest. How these services are provided and how sensitive
they are to their needs can have a huge bearing on the quality of
life to many LGB&T people.
Human
Resources
The HR pages provide information about your contractual rights at
work, including access to benefits and what to do if you feel you
are being unfairly treated at work. You can also contact the
HR Helpdesk via
email or by phone on 08456 053000.
Local groups and information
Suffolk LGBT Survey 2009 - find out more on the SCC
website. This was a wide ranging survey of over 250
LGB&T people in
Suffolk.
LGBT Suffolk Police Link Group
Suffolk
Gay & Lesbian Helpline
Suffolk Gay Pubs
Embrace - Regional LGBT network
Outreach
Youth - a Suffolk LGBT Youth Group
Ipswich Like Minds
Group - An Ipswich support group for LGBT people affected
by mental health issues.
Stonewall Workplace Guides
The Workplace Guides are full of useful information to inform
you about LGBT issues in the workplace.
Bisexual People in the Workplace (PDF, 268Kb) - an introduction
to the issues
Bullying (PDF, 284Kb) - how to identify and deal
with homophobic workplace bullying
Career Development Guide (PDF, 268Kb) - for LGBT
employees
The Double-Glazed Glass Celing (PDF, 1.6Mb) - barriers at work
for lesbians and bisexual women
Monitoring (PDF, 198Kb) - why monitor
sexual orientation?
Network Groups (PDF, 140Kb) - guidance that helped us to
establish our LGBT staff network
Prescription For Change (PDF, 2Mb) - health issues for lesbians
and bisexual women
Religion & Sexual Orientation (PDF, 371Kb) - dealing with
tensions in the workplace
Tackling Homophobia In Schools (PDF, 92Kb) - practical guidance
for teachers and governors
Teachers' Report 2009 (PDF, 264Kb) - data and statistics about
homophobic bullying in schools
Beyond Tolerance - report from Equality and Human Rights
Commission
Over the past 18 months the Equality and Human Rights Commission
have carried out extensive research into the experiences of
lesbian, gay and bisexual people in Britain today.
They have just
published
a suite of publications detailing their findings. The
main
'Beyond Tolerance' paper reports on what needs to be done to
tackle the damaging discrimination and disadvantage faced and
where organisations need to focus to address the changes
required.
The key themes in 'Beyond Tolerance' are:
- What is the situation today? Summary of legislative and
social achievements
- Beyond Tolerance – often LGB people are tolerated as long as
sexual orientation is a private matter
- Collecting the data is crucial – little concerted effort to
collect data
- So why is there reluctance to monitor sexual orientation?
The vicious circle effect to the non-collection of data and
action
- Making LGBT collection the norm – the same principles should
apply to the collection and use of information on sexual
orientation, as other diversity strands
- What needs to happen? – The role of the Commission in making
sexual orientation a public matter
The report then summarises research on the following areas:
- Employment
- Education
- Hate crimes and hate incidents
- Access to healthcare
- What the Commission will do
There
are
further more specific and detailed reports which look at:
- Sexual Orientation Explored: a study of identity and
attraction, behaviour and attitudes in 2009
- Estimating the Size and Composition of the LGB Population in
Britain
- Homophobic Hate Crimes and Incidents
- The Experience of Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Staff and Students
in Higher Education
- Moving Forward: Putting Sexual Orientation in the Public
Domain
- Sexual Orientation Research Review 2009
National and international organisations and information
Stonewall - Equality and
justice for Lesbians, Gay Men and Bisexuals
Health With Pride
- a new NHS website with health information specifically for
lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals, written by LGBT
professionals for the LGBT community
Press for
Change - Campaigning for respect and equality for
transgender people
Information on LGBT
History
month
Schools
Out - an organisation working for young people
Human Rights Campaign - a US
website about LGBT Human
Rights