Kezia Dugdale, exponent of LGBTI Equality, elected Scottish Labour Leader
Kezia Dugdale Kezia Dugdale, who has made strong statements in favour of LGBTI equality, has been elected the new Scottish Labour leader after defeating Ken Macintosh. In an interview with KaleidoScot,...
View ArticleSNP candidate suspended over “homophobic” comments
Andy Doig has been suspended from the SNP over after making allegedly homophobic comments The Scottish National Party is re-opening selections for the marginal constituency of Renfrewshire South after...
View ArticleLeading SNP candidate opposed same-sex adoption
The SNP The Scottish National Party has been criticised by equality campaigners after it emerged that one of their leading Holyrood candidates “expressed concern at promotion of homosexuality in...
View ArticleSNP backs calls for inclusive education
Members of SNP Youth expressed support for TIE’s aims (Photo: Jordan Daly) A motion “welcoming” the Time for Inclusive Education (TIE) campaign, which calls for LGBT+ inclusive education in all...
View ArticleActress Emma Thompson endorses TIE campaign
TIE Campaign Actress Emma Thompson has called for an end to homophobia in Scottish schools and has endorsed the TIE (Time for Inclusive Education) campaign, which is calling on the next Scottish...
View ArticleSNP equality commitments draw mixed responses from campaigners
Nicola Sturgeon: “a leap forward for equality” (Photo: Andrew Page) Campaigners have reacted to the Scottish National Party’s newly announced series of commitments on LGBTI equality, with some...
View ArticleManifesto Watch: Where does the SNP stand on LGBTI issues?
The SNP In its manifesto, Moving Scotland Forward, the SNP both defends its record in government and makes proposals for building on this record. It argues the best way to protect Scotland and to...
View ArticleCampaigners warn against complacency as Scotland rated top for LGBTI rights
Campaigners have insisted that there is more for the Scottish and UK parliaments to do on LGBTI rights, while cautiously welcoming Scotland’s rating as the best country in Europe for LGBTI equality,...
View ArticleScots MP introduces Turing Law to quash anti-gay convictions
Alan Turing A Scottish National Party MP has today introduced a private member’s bill in the UK parliament to automatically pardon all gay and bisexual men who were cautioned or convicted under...
View ArticleDavid Coburn: “equality Nazis stopped a referendum on gay marriage”
David Coburn David Coburn, the leader of UKIP in Scotland blamed “equality nazis” for stopping a referendum on “gay marriage” “like in Ireland”. UKIP Scotland’s leader and Member of the European...
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