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Majority of responders to Holyrood committee opposed to gender law reform

Controversial proposals to reform the process by which transgender people are legally recognised in their preferred gender are opposed by most of the people who responded to a Holyrood committee. The Scottish Parliament’s Equalities, Human Rights ...

23 May 2022 at 21:19

Scotland

Apology needed for Gypsy Traveller communities for historic injustice – activist

The Gypsy Traveller community in Scotland deserves an apology from the Scottish Government for historic injustices, an activist has said. Davie Donaldson, a Scottish Traveller and campaigner, told MSPs on Tuesday that the Scottish Government ...

22 Mar 2022 at 13:55

Scotland

Committee launches consultation on gender reform Bill

A Holyrood committee has launched a consultation on controversial gender reform legislation. The Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill was introduced earlier this month, and will shorten the existing time period a trans person will have ...

21 Mar 2022 at 10:55

Scotland

‘Apology needed for Gypsy Traveller communities for historical injustice’

The Gypsy Traveller community in Scotland deserves an apology from the Scottish Government for historical injustices, an activist has said. Davie Donaldson, a Scottish Traveller and campaigner, told MSPs on Tuesday that the Scottish ...

22 Mar 2022 at 16:25

Scotland

Discourse around GRA ‘reminiscent’ of treatment of gay men, says charity

Discourse around proposed reforms to the Gender Recognition Act in Scotland is reminiscent of the treatment of gay men in decades past, the director of an LGBT charity has said. In the first public evidence session on the ...

17 May 2022 at 15:55

Scotland

Gender recognition reform should allow for de-transition, MSPs told

Proposed reforms to Scotland’s gender recognition process should include provisions to de-transition, MSPs have heard. The Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill, would remove the need for a diagnosis of gender ...

31 May 2022 at 15:43

GRA amendment ruling out impact on Equality Act backed by MSPs

MSPs have passed an amendment to controversial gender reform legislation aimed at quelling concerns it will impact on the Equality Act. Concerns had been raised that changes brought in by the Gender Recognition ...

22 Nov 2022 at 15:34

Scotland

MSPs demand clarity over position of child asylum seekers in Scotland

Scottish ministers must clarify “as a matter of urgency” if unaccompanied children seeking asylum have been placed in hotels in Scotland, a Holyrood committee has said. MSPs on the Equalities, Human Rights and ...

24 Oct 2023 at 00:01

Scotland

Scotland ‘falling behind’ rest of UK in preventing new HIV cases, experts warn

Experts have warned that Scotland is falling behind the rest of the UK in plans to eradicate new HIV transmission. Holyrood’s Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee heard that delays in tackling ...

12 Mar 2024 at 21:04

Holyrood debates gender recognition reform legislation

MSPs are due to debate the general principles of a Bill which will make it easier for transgender people to be legally recognised as their preferred gender. A stage one debate on the Gender Recognition ...

27 Oct 2022 at 01:01

Scotland

Gender law reforms will not prevent women accessing same-sex doctors, MSPs told

Patients will still be able to be seen by a same-sex health professional if requested under gender recognition reform proposals, MSPs have heard. Social Justice Secretary Shona Robison told the ...

28 Jun 2022 at 15:33

Scotland

No ‘real and concrete harm’ in gender reform law, says human rights chief

A human rights body has said it has identified no “real and concrete” concerns over Scottish Government proposals to reform gender recognition legislation. Ministers have proposed to remove ...

21 Jun 2022 at 15:55

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