National News Scottish trans equality organisation welcomes Court of Session ruling to uphold trans people’s existing rights Scottish Trans, the trans equality project of LGBTI equality and human rights charity the Equality Network, has welcomed that the Court of Session has today confirmed that the effect of possession of a Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC) remains unchanged from when the Gender Recognition Act 2004 w By Graham Robson • 1 min read
News Trans equality organisation welcomes MSPs’ vote for Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill Scottish Trans, the trans equality project of LGBTQ+ equality and human rights charity the Equality Network, has welcomed that MSPs have voted, by 88 votes to 33, to approve the principles of the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill at the stage 1 vote. By Graham Robson • 3 min read
National News Expert group submits report to Scottish Government on ending conversion practices National LGBTQ+ equality charity the Equality Network has welcomed the Scottish Government’s publication of the report of the Expert Advisory Group on conversion practices, also known as ‘conversion therapy’. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Zander Murray LGBTQ+ News Zander Murray becomes the first openly gay Scottish professional football player Gala Fairydean Rovers striker Zander Murray has became the first openly gay Scottish professional football player after announcing it in an interview with his fifth-tier club on Friday. 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
News Equality organisations welcome Scottish Government’s Gender Recognition Reform Bill The Bill proposes reforms to the Gender Recognition Act, which since 2004 has enabled trans men and trans women to change the sex listed on their birth certificate, currently via a very complicated process. By Graham Robson • 4 min read
News Trans equality charity welcome support for gender recognition reform in BBC Scotland poll “We welcome that clear majorities of people support simplifying the gender recognition process, which currently can be stressful, lengthy and difficult.” By Graham Robson • 2 min read
News Scottish Trans joins legal challenge to protect trans people’s equal participation in the next Scottish Census Scottish Trans, part of LGBTQ+ human rights charity Equality Network, has been given permission to intervene in a legal case – to be heard by the Court of Session on February 2, 2022 – which is seeking to overturn guidance planned for the next Scottish Census in March By Graham Robson • 3 min read
LGBTQ+ News End Conversion Therapy Scotland welcomes Holyrood Committee report into a ban on Conversion Therapy Practices Scotland’s major LGBTQ+ groups and the End Conversion Therapy campaign have welcomed a report from the Scottish Parliament’s equalities committee which recommends new legislation to ban conversion practices in Scotland By Graham Robson • 3 min read
General News Scotland allocates crisis funding to trans healthcare sector As part of the 2022-2023 budget, the Scottish government has dedicated £2m of “crisis funding” to the trans healthcare sector. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News 15-year-old beaten in homophobic attack A teenager was violently attacked in St Andrews, Scotland, after being subjected to homophobic harassment on a bus last Wednesday. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
