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Oban – a tiny town in Scotland about two hours’ drive from Glasgow – has been named the UK’s new must-visit gay and lesbian destination

Graham Robson March 10, 2025

Oban – a tiny town in Scotland about two hours’ drive from Glasgow – has been named the UK’s new must-visit gay and lesbian destination. The town, which has 8,500 residents, hosts Oban Lesbian Weekend – one of the country’s largest lesbian events – and Oban Pride, which promotes equality and diversity throughout Oban and […]

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Pride

“We are coming back bolder than ever.” Highland Pride to return on Saturday, June 7

Graham Robson March 1, 2025

Highland Pride has announced this year’s Parade and Party will be held in Inverness on Saturday, June 7. Organisers of the Scottish Pride festival said: “Listening to your feedback, and building on the success of previous years, we are coming back bolder than ever to commemorate the 30 year anniversary of the first Pride march […]

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LGBTQ+ News

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

Graham Robson February 24, 2025

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 twist. The charity says: “Together, we can write […]

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LGBTQ+ News

Two in three Scots support banning conversion therapy

Graham Robson January 30, 2025

According to a new YouGov opinion poll, commissioned by LGBTQ+ organisation Equality Network, two in three adults in Scotland support a ban on so-called “conversion therapy” where people seek to change someone’s sexual orientation or gender identity. Sixty-six per cent of those asked support a ban on “conversion therapy” related to changing sexual orientation and […]

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LGBTQ+ News

Would-be terrorist who planned attack on gay and trans people sentenced to 10 years in prison

Graham Robson December 19, 2024

Alan Edward, a would-be terrorist with an ‘armoury’ of weapons including a crossbow and 14 knives, has been jailed for 10 years for planning an attack on gay and trans people. Jurors heard that Edward, who amassed a collection of weaponry at his home in Stirlingshire, was a Holocaust denier who glorified Hitler. He also […]

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LGBTQ+ News

Head of Scottish LGBTQ+ rights charity says “it is no surprise” that one in four LGBTQ+ Scots faced discrimination in 2023

Graham Robson December 3, 2024

The head of a Scottish LGBTQ+ rights charity has said “it is no surprise” that one in four LGBTQ+ Scots faced discrimination in 2023 A new poll published by the Scottish Government has found that almost one in four (23%) LGBTQ+ respondents experienced discrimination in 2023, while roughly one in seven (14%) experienced harassment. In […]

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Transgender News

Trans equality organisation calls for “urgent action” to reduce waiting times at Gender Identity Clinics

Graham Robson November 7, 2024

Scottish Trans, a national trans equality and human rights project, has called on the Scottish Government and NHS health boards to take urgent action following the publication by Public Health Scotland of national data on waiting times for specialist gender identity services for the first time.  The data shows that the shortest average waiting time […]

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Transgender News

Scottish Greens reaffirm “desperate need” for access to trans healthcare

Graham Robson October 28, 2024

Scottish Greens have said they will “redouble efforts” to improve trans healthcare in Scotland after a motion passed at the party’s conference in Greenock by the LGBTQ+ wing of the party, the Rainbow Greens. The motion calls for a Scottish Government-led review of trans healthcare that “directly involves trans people who have received, are currently […]

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LGBTQ+ News

‘Neo-Nazi’ with armoury of weapons, including 14 knives and a crossbow, found guilty of planning a terrorist attack on gay and trans people

Graham Robson September 17, 2024

A man found with an ‘armoury’ including a crossbow and 14 knives has been found guilty of planning a terrorist attack on gay and transgender people. Described in court as having ‘a neo-Nazi outlook’, Alan Edward, 54, amassed a collection of weaponry, including a crossbow with telescopic sights, 14 knives, some with Nazi and SS […]

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