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Lauren Mayberry, lead singer of CHVRCHES, throws her support behind LGBT Youth Scotland fundraising day

Lauren Mayberry, lead singer of CHVRCHES, throws her support behind LGBT Youth Scotland fundraising day

Purple Friday, an annual fundraising day where people all over Scotland show their support for LGBTQ+ young people, is to launch on Friday, February 28 to fundraise for LGBT Youth Scotland. This Purple Friday, join LGBT Youth Scotland in celebrating self-expression, love, and community with a poetic

Chair of Children in Need resigns, after reports that she protested over grants awarded to LGBT Youth Scotland

Chair of Children in Need resigns, after reports that she protested over grants awarded to LGBT Youth Scotland

Rosie Millard, chair of the BBC‘s Children in Need, has resigned, after reports that she protested over grants awarded to LGBT Youth Scotland (LGBTYS), whose former chief James Rennie was convicted of child sex assaults in 2009. Millard, who accused the charity of “institutional failure” in her lett

LGBT Youth Scotland to capture, collate and celebrate the lives of young LGBTQ+ people all over Scotland

LGBT Youth Scotland to capture, collate and celebrate the lives of young LGBTQ+ people all over Scotland

In 2023 LGBT Youth Scotland celebrated 20 years as a charity. To mark that anniversary, the charity launched (Un)seen, (Un)heard, Scotland’s first archive dedicated to young LGBTQ+ people, to capture, collate and celebrate the lives of young LGBTQ+ people all over Scotland. LGBT Youth Scotland wants

Over half of Scottish secondary schools adopt LGBTQ+ Youth Charter to support inclusivity for staff and pupils

Over half of Scottish secondary schools adopt LGBTQ+ Youth Charter to support inclusivity for staff and pupils

Set up by LGBT Youth Scotland, which provides youth work to LGBTQ+ young people, the scheme provides schools and organisations with training to challenge prejudice and ensure that equality and diversity is at their core.

LGBTQ+ organisations call for meaningful progress on non-binary equality in Scotland

LGBTQ+ organisations call for meaningful progress on non-binary equality in Scotland

National LGBTQ+ organisations in Scotland have called for awareness to become action following the publication of the Scottish Government’s response to 35 recommendations from the Working Group on Non-Binary Equality.

LGBT Youth Scotland report finds ‘life getting worse’ for LGBTQ+ young people

LGBT Youth Scotland report finds ‘life getting worse’ for LGBTQ+ young people

Over 1,000 young people responded to the Life in Scotland report, which the LGBTQ+ youth charity say is the biggest piece of research to date focusing on Scottish LGBTQ+ young people

Alex Salmond defends Margaret Lynch after anti-LGBTQ+ comments

Alex Salmond defends Margaret Lynch after anti-LGBTQ+ comments

Alba leader Alex Salmond has defended party candidate Margaret Lynch after she attacked Stonewall and LGBT Youth Scotland.

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