UCU: Mental Health

Motion

Motion text: Congress notes:
1. Mental health of LGBT+ people is seriously affected by marginalisation, denial of rights, and lack of respect
2. The exacerbation of these issues by the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdowns
3. The rise in anti-trans voices across media
4. Further delays in securing trans and non-binary rights
5. Anti-LGBT+ violence has increased in recent years.
Congress believes:
a. Trans and non-binary inclusion is important throughout society
b. The identity a person had before any transition (social or otherwise) should be secret unless the person chooses otherwise.
c. Many data collection systems are outdated and don’t support trans and non-binary people adequately e.g., deadnaming.
Congress calls for:
i. UCU to conduct research investigating issues around deadnaming and other such issues faced by trans and non-binary people
ii. UCU to equip branches with guidance and resources to challenge outdated systems across post-school education that lead to dead-naming
iii. LGBT+ issues to be specifically addressed in all UCU work on mental health.