Spectrum
Spectrum is the group for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered TSSA members.The group aims to:
support members on LGBT issues, such as homophobia and transphobia
educate TSSA and its branches and activists about the issues facing LGBT members
provide a forum for LGBT members to meet and socialise.
Meetings are held every couple of months, interspersed with social events.
Our meetings broadly alternate between a London venue and one elsewhere in the country. The dates and venues are listed via the link below. All LGBT members are welcome to attend the meetings and to suggest future venues.
Joining Spectrum: Spectrum is conscious that many LGBT people are not ‘out’, and hence of the need for confidentiality. To join Spectrum or discuss any concerns, please contact the secretary at lgbtspectrum@yahoo.co.uk, or phone 07774210933
Spectrum - TSSA members who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgendered.
Other articles in this section
- Spectrum meetings and events for 2010
- All TSSA members who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual or Trangendered, or whose partners are, are welcome to join Spectrum.
- Spectrum meeting - 28 November 2009
- Notes of meeting held on 28 November 2009
- Spectrum meeting - 10 October 2009
- Notes of meeting held on 10 October 2009
- Vigil against homophobic hate crime: Friday 30th October
- In light of the gay hate crime against James Parks in Liverpool on Sunday and Ian Baynham’s death in London, Spectrum wishes to encourage TSSA members to attend the vigil in Trafalgar Square on Friday from 8pm, details below.
- Spectrum meeting - 6 June 2009
- Notes of meeting held on 6 June 2009
- Spectrum meeting - 25 April 2009
- Notes of meeting held on 25 April 2009
- Spectrum meeting - 28 February 2009
- Notes of meeting held on 28 February 2009
- Spectrum Meeting - 29 November 2008
- Notes of meeting held on 29 November 2008
- Spectrum meetings and events for 2009
- All TSSA members who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual or Trangendered, or whose partners are, are welcome to join Spectrum.
- Spectrum Meeting - 11 October 2008
- Notes of meeting held on 11 October 2008
- Spectrum Meeting - 7 June 2008
- Notes of meeting held on 7 June 2008
- Spectrum Meeting - 26 April 2008
- Notes of meeting held on 26 April 2008
- Spectrum Meeting - 2 February 2008
- Notes of meeting held on 2 February 2008
- Spectrum meetings and events for 2008
- All TSSA members who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual or Trangendered, or whose partners are, are welcome to join Spectrum.
- Spectrum Meeting : 10 November 2007
- Notes of Annual General Meeting
- Spectrum meeting - 13 October 2007
- Notes of meeting held on 13 October 2007
- Spectrum Meeting - 4 August 2007
- Notes of meeting held on 4 August 2007
- Spectrum Meeting - 23 June 2007
- Notes of meeting held on 23 June 2007
- Spectrum meeting - 28 April 2007
- Notes of meeting held on 28 April 2007.
- Spectrum meeting - 10 February 2007
- Notes of meeting held on 10 February 2007
- Spectrum meetings and events for 2007
- All TSSA members who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual or Trangendered, or whose partners are, are welcome to join Spectrum.
- Spectrum Meeting - 2 December 2006
- Notes of meeting held on 2 December 2006
- Spectrum Meeting - 12 October 2006
- Notes of meeting held on 12 October 2006.
- Spectrum Meeting - 19 August 2006
- Notes of meeting held on 19 August 2006
- Spectrum Meeting - 24 June 2006
- Notes of meeting held on 24 June 2006
- Pride Events 2006
- Details of Pride events taking place during 2006
- Spectrum Meeting - 8 April 2006
- Notes of meeting held on Saturday 8 April 2006
- Spectrum Meeting - 22 February 2006
- Notes of meeting held on 22 February 2006
- Spectrum meetings for 2006
- All TSSA members who subscribe to our aims are welcome to join us at our meetings.
- Spectrum Meeting - 15 November 2005
- Notes of meeting held on 15 November 2005
- Spectrum Meeting - 18 October 2005
- Notes of meeting held on 18 October 2005
- Spectrum meeting - 16 August 2005
- Minutes of meeting held on 16 August 2005
- Spectrum meeting 21 June 2005
- Minutes of meeting held on Tuesday 21 June 2005, commencing at 1800
- Spectrum meeting 19 April 2005
- Minutes of meeting held on 19 April 2005 at 55 Broadway, commencing at 1800
- Spectrum - links to useful external sites
- These sites contain useful information, advice and support for LGBT members.
- Minutes of Spectrum meeting 15 February 2005
- Minutes of the meeting held on 15 February 2005, commencing at 1800
Other articles on this website about Spectrum
- 2009 December/January TSSA Journal: February is LGBT history month
- The British Museum in November was the venue for the planning of what is billed as the biggest ever celebration of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans history in February 2010. Michael Cashman MEP spoke alongside Trevor Phillips, chair of the Equalities and Human Rights Commission.
- Elections: TUC Gay, Lesbian & Transgender Conference 2009
- Elections: 2009 TUC Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Conference
- The above Conference will be held at Congress House, Great Russell Street, London from Thursday 2nd July and Friday 3rd July 2009. The Conference will begin on Thursday at 11am and close at 6pm. It will recommence on Friday at 9.30am and close at 5.30pm.
- 2008 August/September TSSA Journal: Spectrum shines at lgbt conference
- An example of the mountain to climb on lgbt issues was clear when Brendan Barber, TUC general secretary, speaking to TUC’s lgbt conference, quoted Chelsea’s new manager, Scolari saying: ‘I don’t like to see so many gays. If I find out that one of my players is gay, then I quickly get rid of him.’
- 2008 July TSSA Journal: Spectrum’s conference
- Whilst very much not my first TSSA annual conference, this was the first to which Spectrum (in a similar way to the other self-organised groups (SOGs) sent a delegate in its own right, and I was that delegate.
- 2008 July TSSA Journal: TSSA subscription increase
- Delegates at TSSA Annual Conference 2008 agreed the weekly subscription rate applicable for the forthcoming year – from July 2008 to the end of June 2009.
- 2008 July TSSA Journal: Events
- Forthcoming meetings and events
- 2008 June TSSA e-Journal: LGBT TUC conference
- Spectrum, TSSA’s self-organised group for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered members, has five attendees going to the TUC’s LGBT annual conference on 3–4 July at Congress House.
- 2007 August/September TSSA Journal: A way to go for LGBT members despite dramatic changes
- This year, four members of Spectrum - TSSA’s Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender [LGBT] Self Organising Group - attended TUC LGBT Conference in June. There were 206 delegates, 13 observers, 60 visitors, but sadly only one member of the press.
- Annual Conference 2007: Inclusion not exclusion
- After the 2006 conference decision to support the Parallel Universe report as well as extensive discussion with representatives of each group, conference agreed EC proposals for the recognition of self organised groups. Gerry Doherty said: ‘TSSA must respond to the needs of today’s society so we can meet the challenges of tomorrow’s world - so the voiceless can be heard, the voteless will have a say and the marginalised can be brought into the very centre of everything that we do.’
- 2006 March/April TSSA Journal: Outing homophobes
- Over 70 delegates attended the TUC’s conference on stamping out homophobia.
- 2005 November/December TSSA Journal: Gay equality
- The Equality Bill has recently been changed to give lesbians and gay men protection from discrimination as consumers.
- 2005 July/August TSSA Journal: Rights for all
- Five Spectrum members attended the TUC’s annual conference for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender workers this summer.
- 2004 September/October TSSA Journal: A colourful summer for Spectrum
- Summer was a busy time for TSSA’s gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender group Spectrum with the TUC LGBT Conference preceded by the Pride march in London.
- 2004 May/June TSSA Journal: Spectrum AGM elects officer to expand into regions
- Spectrum, TSSA’s support group for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender members, has held its first annual general meeting.
- 2003 September/October TSSA Journal: Spectrum at Pride
- Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender group Spectrum marched at Mardi Gras behind the TSSA banner for the first time this year.
- 2003 September/October TSSA Journal: TUC Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Conference
- Chris Godbold, Underground Headquarters Branch.
- 2003 March/April TSSA Journal: A wider spectrum
- TSSA’s support group for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered members
