Tag: Scotland
LGBT Scots continue to face discrimination, claims new report
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Scotland continue to face discrimination despite recent advances in the law and social attitudes, according to a report.
1-4-3 – Is there ever a right time, to love the wrong guy?
‘1-4-3’ is the debut novel from new Scottish author Adair Murray. It is a dark romantic tale of jealousy, lust, betrayal, passion and sex. It asks the two questions, do we always want what we can’t have? And, what do we say when we just can’t seem to find those three important little words?
Becoming Julie: My Incredible Journey
It tells of Julie Clarke’s true life story as a transgender woman growing up in the small town of Callander in central Scotland and then living on the remote Hebridean Island of Coll, which is off the west coast of Scotland.
Gay UKIP MEP attacks same-sex law
Same-sex marriage supporters are “equality Nazis” and the new laws are “rubbing people’s noses in the dirt”, a gay Ukip MEP has said.
Consultation on the National Confidential Forum: needs of LGBT survivors of institutional abuse
The National Confidential Forum has been proposed by the Scottish Government to give adults in institutional care as children (in Scotland) the opportunity to describe their experiences in an understanding, supportive and confidential environment.
Equal Marriage to become law after historic final vote
MSPs have given final approval to the Marriage and Civil Partnerships (Scotland) Bill with an overwhelming majority of MSPs saying ‘I Do’ to equality.