LGBTQ+ News 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 By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News 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 By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News 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 By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News 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. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
National News 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. By Graham Robson • 3 min read
LGBTQ+ News 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 By Graham Robson • 2 min read
General News 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. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Margaret Lynch General News Alba Party sees controversy after anti-LGBTQ+ comments Austin Sheridan has quit his position after Margaret Lynch launched an attack on Stonewall Scotland and LGBT Youth Scotland. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
Community News Scotland’s LGBTQ+ orgs launch election equality manifesto Stonewall Scotland, Equality Network, LGBT Youth Scotland and Scottish Trans Alliance call to end discrimination and barriers that LGBTQ+ people still face. By Graham Robson • 3 min read
