A Luminous Exploration of Identity and Belongin
A Luminous Exploration of Identity and Belongin
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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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Texas bill, filed by Republicans, could charge trans people with ‘gender identity fraud’Tuesday March 11, 2025
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Stafford Pride criticises “homophobic” church after it is granted permission to move into former Stafford cinemaMonday March 10, 2025
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Drag queen Orla Nothin’ to run five marathons in five countries for charityMonday March 10, 2025
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