For Trans Day of Visibility, Aitch writes about the complexities and spectrum of gender identity and the joy of living as your authentic self. Aitch Sheridan, Trans+ Representative "These sinister people are not to be trusted. Their affliction is evidence of criminal deviancy, and should not be permitted to
Natalie Nixon, Proud Women's Representative On 8th March 2026, International Women’s Day (here-forth IWD) will mark its 115th anniversary. IWD is a day to mark and celebrate advancements in women’s rights as well as serving as a call to action for the continued advancement of women’
This blog was originally posted on pcs.org.uk. Evga writes about the importance of Race Equality Week, how you can get involved and invites you to join the online event looking at how LGBT+ people from racial minorities backgrounds often face overlapping forms of discrimination. Over the last few
Jemma Garvey (Bi+ Representative) and Eilonwy Awen (Campaigns & Communications Officer) sat down (virtually) to discuss Jemma's new role as she was elected to the position of Bi+ representative at last week's AGM, after previously being the Women's Representative for the Proud National Committee.
A report by Jemma Garvey, Women's Representative Hate crimes against women and girls are on the rise in the UK, particularly with the increase in transphobic rhetoric. Women who don’t conform to gender stereotypes are even more at risk. And now, their protection is being stripped under
An article by Liam McClelland, Learning and Devolved Nations Officer “In loving memory of all the bright lights we lost to AIDS” appears on the screen above Madonna during her Celebration World Tour as she dedicates “Live to Tell” to the victims of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Madonna’s story
Transgender Day of Remembrance Report by Eilonwy Awen, Trans Representative Some days, grief and hope sit side by side. Trans Day of Remembrance (TDoR) is one of those days. It's a time to remember trans people whose lives were taken by violence and discrimination, and to think about
Throughout this post, we will use Trans+ as an equivalent inclusive term to refer to anyone whose gender identity or expression does not fully correspond with the sex they were assigned at birth. This includes but is not limited to trans men, trans women, non-binary, genderfluid, genderqueer, agender or bi-gender.
We refer to Annual Delegate Conference or ADC, which is the annual policy making conference for the Public Commercial Services (PCS) Union. Delegates to ADC vote on motions, which if carried, will become PCS policy. ADC25 is the Annual Delegate Conference which took place in the year 2025. Motions marked
The Proud National Committee (PNC), as the independent representatives of the LGBT+ members of the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS), unequivocally condemns the recent actions and statements by the Christian Institute (CI) and their representatives.In offering “no comment” when approached by the BBC, the PCS union leadership has
The PCS Proud National Committee is appalled following 25 motions at ADC 2025 being marked out of order—an unprecedented number compared to just 3 last year—due to legal concerns. It has not escaped our attention that the majority of these out-of-order motions relate to trans rights. For example,
PCS Proud reaffirms its belief that gender is a social construct and therefore defies binary definition. Since its implementation in 2004, the Gender Recognition Certificate has enshrined in legislation the right for transgender people to change their legal sex. Six years later, the Equality Act 2010 further protected the rights