LGBT Labour

The Labour Campaign for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans Rights

The LGBT Labour Logo.
Abbreviation	LGBT Labour
Formation	1975
Type	LGBT, Labour
Purpose	To campaign for LGBT rights within the Labour movement and for Labour within the LGBT community
Headquarters	PO Box 306, London, N5 2SY
Region served	United Kingdom
Co-chairs	Ian Thomas & Honor Cohen
Main organ	National Committee
Affiliations	Labour Party
Website	www.lgbtlabour.org.uk/

LGBT Labour, the Labour Campaign for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Rights, is a socialist society affiliated to the Labour Party in the United Kingdom. Originally called the Gay Labour Group, the stated purpose of this organisation is to campaign within the Labour Party and wider Labour movement to promote the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals, as well as to encourage members of the LGBT community to support the Labour Party.

2015 marks the 40th anniversary of the organisation.

Membership is primarily made up of members of the Labour Party and trade unionists. Membership is also open to non-members of the Labour Party, as long as they are not members of another political party.

LGBT Labour is run by an elected national committee which is elected every year at its annual general meeting. LGBT Labour also has a number of regional groups to carry out its work in those areas, which have their own smaller committees to run them, also democratically elected. LGBT Labour has no staff members and all committee members are volunteers.

The LGBT Labour AGM also agrees its policy positions as well as identifying the work programme for the National Committee.

There are regional groups for the North West, London and the South East, West Midlands, Yorkshire & the Humber, East Midlands and the South West. Convenors are elected to run the Scottish and Welsh campaigns. The small committees for the regional groups are elected at their own local AGMs. These groups carry out LGBT Labour's work on a local basis and also campaign on local issues.

LGBT Labour also works with the wider Labour movement and accepts affiliations from trades unions, co-ops, local Labour parties, university Labour groups and local trades union branches.

Labour Students are affiliated to LGBT Labour along with a number of national trades unions including: Community, the Communication Workers Union (CWU), GMB, Unison, Unite and the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (USDAW).