Departments across the civil service are due to implement new policies relating to Trans+ staff on Thursday 15 October at 4pm. In many places these changes relate to restrictions on Trans+ staff using the toilets of their lived gender and reducing amount of special leave afforded to Trans+ staff for
As reported in August, Civil Service departments are currently in consultation with PCS, staff networks and other unions on changes to Trans+ policy. PCS have emphasised that this consultation has come far too late, and is insufficient due to the seriousness of the proposed changes. We have been clear that
Steve Griffiths, Proud Treasurer. On Monday, 31 August 2026, 200+ members of the Trans+ community and its allies gathered at the Aneurin Bevan statue in Cardiff to protest the recent decision by the NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee to pause gender-affirming surgery and new referrals in Wales, pending a
PCS Proud is aware that departments across the Civil Service are currently consulting on a policy, handed down from the Government People Group, which constitutes a huge attack on the rights and dignity of trans+ members. We are expecting trans+ members to be told to use the toilet and facilities
PCS Proud is deeply saddened to hear about the atrocious attack that happened on Saturday during the Berlin Christopher Street Day Pride event. Our thoughts are with the victims of the attack, their families, and the LGBT+ community in Berlin and in wider Europe. This was a heinous attack that
London Trans+ Pride is happening this Saturday and the TU bloc is assembling at 12:30pm - here are the details: ⏰12:30pm - 25th July 2026 📍Park Crescent WB1 1QX What 3 Words: ///cares.chains.factories https://w3w.co/cares.chains.factories We’re not going anywhere! Join the fight for
PCS Proud holds a monthly members’ meeting on the last Tuesday of the month. The next meeting will take place on28 July 2026 between 6 and 8pm. Please note that you must be a member of Proud to join the Proud Members Meeting. You can join Proud by updating your
For International Non-Binary People’s Day, Jemma Garvey (Proud Membership & Admin Officer) writes about their personal experiences, common misconceptions and how diversity makes us stronger. International Non-Binary People’s Day has been observed on 14 July since 2012. After identifying as non-binary, the author Katje van
Francis Coultas, Proud Disability Representative There is a meme where a user, ‘@ElyKreimandahl’ says: “we don’t talk enough about how stressful Halloween costumes are for the ADHD community”. In response, @cicington responds: “Omg you people can’t do anything.” I often think about this joke. Many people find it
The next PCS Proud Members Meeting will take place on Tuesday 30 June 2026 via Zoom. The meetings are held on every last Tuesday of the month, and are an important opportunity for Proud members to meet with the PCS Proud National Committee. From this month, we will begin to
Members of PCS can help the LGBT+ community directly today by contacting their MP to ask them to support the Early Day Motion tabled by a cross-bench coalition of MPs, designed to oppose the implementation of the the EHRC's latest Code of Practice before it becomes law.
The 2026 PCS Annual Delegate Conference took place in Brighton between 19 - 21 May. This article focuses primarily on Proud members' work in writing and moving motions which are important to our community, though throughout the week we provided support and advice to members. Read our report from last