Scottish Trans and the Equality Network have reacted after Sandyford Young People’s Gender Service, based at NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde, announced that they will no longer be referring under 18s for endocrine treatments, which means people using the service will no longer be prescribed puberty blockers (which pause pubertal changes), nor will 16 or […]
Seven national LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex) organisations in Scotland have welcomed the publication of the Scottish Government’s Non-Binary Equality Action Plan, which you can read HERE. Scottish Trans, Equality Network, LGBT Youth Scotland, Stonewall Scotland, LGBT Health and Wellbeing, LEAP Sports and Time for Inclusive Education welcome that the Scottish Government has […]
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Scottish Trans, part of LGBTQ+ human rights charity Equality Network, have been granted permission to intervene in a legal case which is seeking to overturn the section 35 order issued by UK Secretary of State for Scotland, Alister Jack MP, which is preventing the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill from gaining royal assent and becoming law.
Scottish Trans, the trans equality project of LGBTI equality and human rights charity the Equality Network, has welcomed the Scottish Government’s announcement that they will seek to overturn the UK Government’s block of the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill.
National LGBTQ+ organisations in Scotland have expressed deep concern that two out of three of the candidates for SNP leadership have not confirmed that they would continue with existing Scottish Government equality commitments. The organisations wrote to all three candidates two weeks ago. With voting starting on Monday, March 13, only Humza Yousaf has replied. […]
The letter asks that they commit to honouring existing Scottish Government commitments to improve LGBTQ+ people’s lives, and to continue progressing LGBTQ+ equality.
Scottish Trans, the trans equality project of LGBTI equality and human rights charity the Equality Network, has condemned the UK Government’s announcement that they will seek to block the 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 86 votes to 39, to pass the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill in the final vote today (Thursday, December 22).
More than 60 LGBTQ+ organisations from around Scotland have today (Monday, December 19) written to MSPs in support of the Gender Recognition Reform Bill.
