In order to support their development
of the most appropriate personnel policy and E&D
strategy as it affects the RAF's lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transsexual
(LGBT) community, PTC E&D staff have begun to meet regularly with a
small cadre of serving personnel on a consultative basis; a mark of
the Service's
commitment
to supporting
its LGBT personnel.
The meetings enable E&D staff to engage directly with the LGBT
community, thereby improving PTC's ability to understand and deal with
any community-specific
areas of concern
It is hoped that the current arrangement
will be enhanced by
the proposed introduction of a working group/focus group consisting
of a selection of gay personnel from across the ranks and trades of
the RAF.
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Further pictures in the
gallery
Following a number of recent meetings,
current issues affecting the LGB community have been summarised in
briefs which can be viewed in full via the summaries below:
6 Oct 06 meeting at
HQ PTC. Matters of interest to the LGB community within the RAF were
discussed at a
meeting
at HQ PTC. These included:
the proposed establishment
of a Sexual Orientation Working Group (SOWG); RAF participation in
Pride events; methods for monitoring or gauging the size of the LGB
population in the Service; RAF membership of Stonewall; and the RN-sponsored
LGB Conference to be held in Jan 07 [read
more].
22 Jan 07 meeting
at CHQ. Matters of
interest to the LGB community within the RAF were discussed. These
included: the proposed establishment of a Sexual Orientation Working
Group (SOWG); areas of concern for the LGB community; RAF participation
in Pride events; RAF membership of Stonewall; and the Tri-Service LGB
Conference to be held on 26/27 Jan 07. Most of the topics were updates
of those discussed on 6 Oct 06 [read
more].
29 Jan 07 Armed Forces
LGBT Conference. RAF E&D staff and serving LGB personnel participated
in a single-Service discussion. Taking things forward - RAF working group;
support from RAF E&D; the next Forces' Conference on LGBT matters;
communication with the front line; lesbian participation; sexual orientation
monitoring; and RAF participation at Pride events. [read
more].
6 Feb 07 meeting at CHQ.
A meeting was held at CHQ on 6 Feb 07 to progress
engagement between RAF E&D staff and representatives of the RAF’s
LGBT community. Discussions included: LGBT as RAF E&D workstrand
priority for 2007; the RAF E&D Action Plan; formation of the RAF
LGBT community focus; RAF to host the next Jt Svce Conference; Pride;
Sexual Orientation Monitoring; a proposed RAF News article; and whether
Homophobia still existed at the front line [read
more].
