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National LGBTI organisations in Scotland welcome publication of Scottish Government’s Non-Binary Equality Action Plan

Graham Robson November 16, 2023

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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Transgender News

Scottish Trans joins legal challenge to UK government’s veto of Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill

Graham Robson August 10, 2023

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.

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Transgender News

Trans equality organisation welcomes decision to challenge UK Government’s veto of Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill

Graham Robson April 12, 2023

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.

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National News

Trans equality organisation condemns UK government’s blocking of Scotland’s Gender Recognition Bill

Graham Robson January 16, 2023

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. 

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National News

Trans equality organisation welcomes passing of the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill

Graham Robson December 22, 2022

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). 

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National News

Scottish trans equality organisation welcomes Court of Session ruling to uphold trans people’s existing rights

Graham Robson December 13, 2022

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 was passed.

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News

Trans equality organisation welcomes MSPs’ vote for Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill

Graham Robson October 28, 2022

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.

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National News

LGBTQ+ organisations call for meaningful progress on non-binary equality in Scotland

Graham Robson July 13, 2022

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.

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