Listen to interviews with MSP Patrick Harvie (Scottish Greens) and Tim Hopkins (Equality Network) by Ashley Toner
The Offences (Aggravation by Prejudice) (Scotland) Bill is currently going through the Scottish Parliament. If successful, it will create provisions in the law which will formally recognise homophobia and transphobia as aggravations for hate crime.
The Justice Committee will [...]
Law tightens for the LGBT community
Improving Family Life for Same Sex Couples
Most couples in the UK don’t have to fight to be considered mums and dads in the eyes of the law. But many same-sex couples do. Stonewall Scotland have worked tirelessly to change the adoption and fostering regulations in Britain.
What if a gay couple decide to plan for a child together?
And can lesbian couples access safe, [...]
Pride Scotia 2008
Following a recent disagreement between the two largest gay pride organisations in Scotland, Pride Scotia (Glasgow) Ltd has now broken away from Pride Scotia to form its own entity as Pride Glasgow Ltd. Both cities will now no longer co-operate to organise gay pride events in Edinburgh and Glasgow, traditionally rotating city each year. Pride Scotia, now only operating in the [...]
FHQ?
Female Gay Quarters? I think not.
So, word on the street is that GHQ are opening up a new ‘lesbian’ quarter. ‘Furburger‘ is to launch in the new female section of the club on Friday 13th of June. They’ve even gone to the lengths of naming it: FHQ. God, we’ve all worked out the acronym by now, [...]
