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Wessexman: /* Trans issues polarised */ Ban on prescription of puberty blockers to children.

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Trans issues polarised: Ban on prescription of puberty blockers to children.

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	Supporters argued it would make the process of obtaining a gender recognition certificate easier and less traumatic for trans people.		Supporters argued it would make the process of obtaining a gender recognition certificate easier and less traumatic for trans people.
	The legislation would remove the need for trans people to be diagnosed with gender dysphoria by a doctor before they are allowed to change their legally-recognised sex in Scotland, and would lower the age that someone can apply for a GRC from 18 to 16. The period in which applicants would need to have lived in their acquired gender would be cut from two years to three months </ref>. However the UK government blocked the legislation as clashing with the [[Equality Act]] 2010. In December 2023 Judges ruled that the UK government acted lawfully in blocking Scotland's gender self-ID reforms <ref> https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-67659791 accessed 16 Dec 2023 </ref>. The Scottish government dropped their attempts to challenge this ruling in December 2023 <ref> https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-67773606 Scottish government abandons court case over gender law veto </ref>.		The legislation would remove the need for trans people to be diagnosed with gender dysphoria by a doctor before they are allowed to change their legally-recognised sex in Scotland, and would lower the age that someone can apply for a GRC from 18 to 16. The period in which applicants would need to have lived in their acquired gender would be cut from two years to three months </ref>. However the UK government blocked the legislation as clashing with the [[Equality Act]] 2010. In December 2023 Judges ruled that the UK government acted lawfully in blocking Scotland's gender self-ID reforms <ref> https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-67659791 accessed 16 Dec 2023 </ref>. The Scottish government dropped their attempts to challenge this ruling in December 2023 <ref> https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-67773606 Scottish government abandons court case over gender law veto </ref>.

			The Green Party and the SNP ended their power-sharing agreement in April 2024. One of the issues they split on was the Scottish government decision, following the report by [[Dr Hilary Cass]], to stop prescriptions of puberty blockers drugs to children.

	==LGBT organisations==		==LGBT organisations==

Wessexman: /* LGBT organisations */ removed defunct LGBT Network

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LGBT organisations: removed defunct LGBT Network

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	In September 2015, the Equality Network hosted the first [[Scottish LGBTI Awards]].		In September 2015, the Equality Network hosted the first [[Scottish LGBTI Awards]].

	~~[[LGBT Scotland]] provides a listings directory relevant to the LGBT+ community in Scotland.~~

	==Pride==		==Pride==

Wessexman: /* Trans issues polarised */ Scottish government abandons court case over gender law veto in Dec 2023.

2024-04-27T14:00:39Z

Trans issues polarised: Scottish government abandons court case over gender law veto in Dec 2023.

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	Responses were fairly polarised between the two sides, one "area of shared concern" was identified - that the debate around the issue had become "toxic" and was "underpinned by a social media culture in which people are being bullied and harassed by those taking a different view" <ref> https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-60221034 BBC accessed 3 March 2022 </ref>.		Responses were fairly polarised between the two sides, one "area of shared concern" was identified - that the debate around the issue had become "toxic" and was "underpinned by a social media culture in which people are being bullied and harassed by those taking a different view" <ref> https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-60221034 BBC accessed 3 March 2022 </ref>.

	In 2022 the Scottish Parliament passed legislation allowing self identification for anyone aged 16 years or over. However the UK government blocked the legislation as clashing with the [[Equality Act]] 2010. In December 2023 Judges ruled that the UK government acted lawfully in blocking Scotland's gender self-ID reforms <ref> https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-67659791 accessed 16 Dec 2023 </ref>.		In 2022 the Scottish Parliament passed legislation allowing self identification for anyone aged 16 years or over <ref> The Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill was backed by MSPs from all parties, passing by 86 votes to 39 following heated debates.
			Those opposed to the changes have warned they could risk the safety of women and girls in same-sex spaces such as hospital wards and refuges.
			Supporters argued it would make the process of obtaining a gender recognition certificate easier and less traumatic for trans people.
			The legislation would remove the need for trans people to be diagnosed with gender dysphoria by a doctor before they are allowed to change their legally-recognised sex in Scotland, and would lower the age that someone can apply for a GRC from 18 to 16. The period in which applicants would need to have lived in their acquired gender would be cut from two years to three months </ref>. However the UK government blocked the legislation as clashing with the [[Equality Act]] 2010. In December 2023 Judges ruled that the UK government acted lawfully in blocking Scotland's gender self-ID reforms <ref> https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-67659791 accessed 16 Dec 2023 </ref>. The Scottish government dropped their attempts to challenge this ruling in December 2023 <ref> https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-67773606 Scottish government abandons court case over gender law veto </ref>.

	==LGBT organisations==		==LGBT organisations==

Wessexman: Judges confirm UK government block of Scottish self id legal.

2023-12-16T16:09:15Z

Judges confirm UK government block of Scottish self id legal.

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	The Scottish government has held two consultations on its plans, which between them attracted more than 30,000 responses.		The Scottish government has held two consultations on its plans, which between them attracted more than 30,000 responses.
	Responses were fairly polarised between the two sides, one "area of shared concern" was identified - that the debate around the issue had become "toxic" and was "underpinned by a social media culture in which people are being bullied and harassed by those taking a different view" <ref> https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-60221034 BBC accessed 3 March 2022 </ref>.		Responses were fairly polarised between the two sides, one "area of shared concern" was identified - that the debate around the issue had become "toxic" and was "underpinned by a social media culture in which people are being bullied and harassed by those taking a different view" <ref> https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-60221034 BBC accessed 3 March 2022 </ref>.

			In 2022 the Scottish Parliament passed legislation allowing self identification for anyone aged 16 years or over. However the UK government blocked the legislation as clashing with the [[Equality Act]] 2010. In December 2023 Judges ruled that the UK government acted lawfully in blocking Scotland's gender self-ID reforms <ref> https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-67659791 accessed 16 Dec 2023 </ref>.

	==LGBT organisations==		==LGBT organisations==

Wessexman at 16:22, 3 March 2022

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	*https://www.celebrate-scotland.co.uk/userfiles/files/Footsteps%20and%20Witnesses,%20part%201.pdf [[Bob Cant]] "Footsteps and Witnesses: LGBT history in Scotland – twenty years after". ''History Scotland''.		*https://www.celebrate-scotland.co.uk/userfiles/files/Footsteps%20and%20Witnesses,%20part%201.pdf [[Bob Cant]] "Footsteps and Witnesses: LGBT history in Scotland – twenty years after". ''History Scotland''.

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Wessexman: /* LGBT issues */ Trans issue

2022-03-03T16:21:54Z

LGBT issues: Trans issue

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	==LGBT issues==		==LGBT issues==

	Scotland was excluded from the [[Sexual Offences Act 1967]] which partially legalised homosexuality in [[England and Wales]]; decriminalisation happened with the [[Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980]]. See [[age of consent]] for ~~progess~~ since then.		Scotland was excluded from the [[Sexual Offences Act 1967]] which partially legalised homosexuality in [[England and Wales]]; decriminalisation happened with the [[Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980]]. See [[age of consent]] for progress since then.

	Since devolution, Scotland has on some issues been ahead of the rest of the United Kingdom. For instance [[Patrick Harvie]] MSP proposed civil partnerships originally for Scotland alone (but this was in the end achieved by UK-wide legislation). In mid-2012 there seemed a real possibility that [[equal marriage]] would be achieved first in Scotland, but this turned out not to be the case: equal marriage was introduced by the [[Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014]] which came into force on 16 December 2014. See [[Marriage equality (Scotland)]].		Since devolution, Scotland has on some issues been ahead of the rest of the United Kingdom. For instance [[Patrick Harvie]] MSP proposed civil partnerships originally for Scotland alone (but this was in the end achieved by UK-wide legislation). In mid-2012 there seemed a real possibility that [[equal marriage]] would be achieved first in Scotland, but this turned out not to be the case: equal marriage was introduced by the [[Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014]] which came into force on 16 December 2014. See [[Marriage equality (Scotland)]].

			==Trans issues polarised==

			The [[Scottish National Party]] together with the [[Green Party]] want to simplify and speed up the existing process by which people can obtain a gender recognition certificate - the legal recognition of a trans person's "acquired" gender- by endorsing [[self-identification]] by people who want to change gender. The Scottish government proposal would see applications handled by the Registrar General for Scotland, rather than the UK panel.
			No diagnosis or medical reports would be required, and the period in which applicants need to have lived in their acquired gender would be cut to three months.
			The Scottish government has held two consultations on its plans, which between them attracted more than 30,000 responses.
			Responses were fairly polarised between the two sides, one "area of shared concern" was identified - that the debate around the issue had become "toxic" and was "underpinned by a social media culture in which people are being bullied and harassed by those taking a different view" <ref> https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-60221034 BBC accessed 3 March 2022 </ref>.

	==LGBT organisations==		==LGBT organisations==

Ross Burgess: /* LGBT organisations */

2019-09-27T18:35:44Z

LGBT organisations

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	In September 2015, the Equality Network hosted the first [[Scottish LGBTI Awards]].		In September 2015, the Equality Network hosted the first [[Scottish LGBTI Awards]].

			[[LGBT Scotland]] provides a listings directory relevant to the LGBT+ community in Scotland.

	==Pride==		==Pride==

Ross Burgess: /* Pride */

2019-01-19T20:06:55Z

Pride

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	*[[Fife Pride]]		*[[Fife Pride]]
	*[[Glasgow Pride]]		*[[Glasgow Pride]]
	*[[Grampian Pride (Aberdeen)]]		*[[Grampian Pride]] ([[Aberdeen]])
	*[[Hebridean Pride]]		*[[Hebridean Pride]]
	*[[Proud Ness]]		*[[Proud Ness]]

Ross Burgess: /* Pride */

2019-01-19T20:05:25Z

Pride

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	Pride festivals have been held as follows:		Pride festivals have been held as follows:
	*[[Alloa Pride]]		*[[Alloa Pride]]
			*[[Dumfries and Galloway Pride]]
			*[[Dundee Pride]]
	*[[Edinburgh Pride]]		*[[Edinburgh Pride]]
	*[[Fife Pride]]		*[[Fife Pride]]
	*[[Glasgow Pride]]		*[[Glasgow Pride]]
			*[[Grampian Pride (Aberdeen)]]
			*[[Hebridean Pride]]
			*[[Proud Ness]]
			*[[Saltire East Lothian]]

	==Resources for LGBT history==		==Resources for LGBT history==

Ross Burgess: /* LGBT organisations */

2019-01-19T20:02:52Z

LGBT organisations

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	In September 2015, the Equality Network hosted the first [[Scottish LGBTI Awards]].		In September 2015, the Equality Network hosted the first [[Scottish LGBTI Awards]].

	==P		==Pride==
			Pride festivals have been held as follows:
			*[[Alloa Pride]]
			*[[Edinburgh Pride]]
			*[[Fife Pride]]
			*[[Glasgow Pride]]

	==Resources for LGBT history==		==Resources for LGBT history==