A co-convenor of the @scottishgreens' LGBTQ wing has quit after top candidate Guy Ingerson was sacked due to unresolved complaints.
Mr Ingerson has been replaced at the top of the list by Maggie Chapman, who also has an unresolved complaint against her.
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2599101...
A statement from our Co-Convenor, Emma Cuthbertson:
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A statement from one of our co-convenors 👇
Dear candidate, Conversion practices (sometimes marketed as conversion therapy) aim to change or suppress an individual’s sexual orientation, to suppress their sexual attraction or behaviours, or to change an individual’s gender identity to match the sex they were assigned at birth. Conversion therapy, the forced conditioning against a person’s sexuality or gender identity, has damaged generations of LGBTQ+ young people and adults and continues to do so. Almost two-thirds of respondents to a survey on the practice had suffered from mental health issues as a result of experiencing conversion therapy, and nearly a third said they had sought counselling to help them recover from it. Mental health issues caused by experiences of Conversion Therapy include many experiencing self-harm, eating disorders, and attempted suicide. These practices are a form of coercive abuse, they cannot be consented to and all LGBTQ+ people deserve to be protected from them. A majority of those who have experienced the practice support a criminal ban. Our call for a ban is backed by a UN independent expert report to the Human Rights Council, religious leaders from across the world, and Healthcare and Counselling organisations from across the UK. We are asking for you to make three pledges: Pledge to support a comprehensive and trans-inclusive ban on conversion practices without exceptions or exemptions Pledge to defend an inclusive society where every LGBTQ+ person is free to live as who they are at home, at work, and in our community Pledge to oppose institutionalised conversion practices through the denial of healthcare to trans people
Legislation to deliver a comprehensive ban in Scotland has been drafted by the Scottish Government in preparation to be brought to Parliament before being delayed on potential action being brought by the UK Government. It is now clear that no such ban is coming from the UK Government and the Scottish Parliament must act to deliver the ban promised for the past few years. Legislation must include protections for the whole LGBTQ+ community with: a ban on causing a person to undergo conversion therapy a ban on removing a minor from Scotland to undergo conversion therapy abroad a ban on providing conversion therapy a ban on advertising an offer to provide conversion therapy Legislation must not include: exemptions or exceptions for any faith or community exemptions or exceptions for "consent" We believe that with a draft bill already prepared that this ban can be delivered within the first year of the new Scottish Parliamentary Term. We hope we have your support. Yours faithfully, The End Conversion Therapy Scotland Team
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This is a statement, the contents of which sadly do not fit within the maximum character limit for ALT text. The statement is co-signed by the LGBTIQA Greens, Trans Greens, Rainbow Greens, LGBT+ Liberal Democrats, Out for Independence, Feminist Greens, Liberal Democrat Women; and co-signed individually by Silver Rees of the Young Greens, who is Trans Liberation Officer, and Georgia Meadows who is Trans Officer of LGBT+ Labour and Labour Students. The full statement can be found online at https://lgbtiqa.greenparty.org.uk/2026/03/11/a-cross-party-statement-in-solidarity-with-hannah-spencer-mp/ Promoted by LGBTIQA+ Greens (Green Party), c/o PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ
This is a cross party statement in solidarity with @greenpartyhan.bsky.social after what happened this weekend.
Thanks to all the LGBT and Feminist organisations within all the respective parties for signing this, and it was amazing working with you all.
The decline of common decency, fairness, and justice in our politics is sad to see.
However, if we come together, we can fight it and build something better.
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International human rights actors have sounded the alarm about April’s Supreme Court ruling and the direction of travel for trans people’s rights in the UK. Does Scot Gov want to be remembered for playing its part in protecting our rights? Ask them: equalrecognition.eaction.org.uk/howwillthisb...
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On Friday, the High Court published its judgment on a case between the Good Law Project and the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
We've put up a page explaining the background to the case, some key parts of the judgment, and what might happen next: www.scottishtrans.org/good-law-pro...
Pleased to have played a major part in having ourselves and @lgbtiqagreens.bsky.social at the forefront of this process alongside the Exec's of both parties. Together we are stronger fighting for all LGBT+ people
www.thenational.scot/news/2579359...
... to highlight areas where the guidance may be legally unenforceable or place organisations and individuals at risk under domestic and international human rights and equality law.
Calls on the Scottish Parliament as an interim measure to empower the Scottish Human Rights Commission to conduct reviews into all EHRC guidance on reserved matters....
Calls on the Scottish Parliament to empower the Scottish Human Rights Commission to clearly set out all areas where devolved law may deviate from reserved law so that alternative Scottish regulations can be drafted independent of EHRC guidance
Calls on the Scottish Government to reject the legitimacy of the EHRC in laying out and regulating the enforcement of equalities and human rights guidance, to challenge its guidance, and provide support to communities and institutions across Scottish Society
Calls on the UK Government to replace the EHRC with a truly independent regulator with a Chair and Trustees appointed through a process independent of Government and with full engagement with the charities sector supporting the communities such an institution should protect
Delighted to see members overwhelmingly support our motion to conference
'Illegitimacy of the EHRC'
LGBTQ+ care home residents and their families should be able to take part in Pride, celebrating and connecting with our community.
This brilliant initiative in Moray should be replicated across Scotland.
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It's worth noting that the EHRC maintains its trans exclusionary legal position in its draft Code of Practice. But the decision whether to lay that Code remains with the Minister, not the EHRC. Hence their angry letter to Bridget Phillipson today.
"The EHRC’s exclusionary interim guidance has had a devastating impact on trans people’s lives"
“Now the guidance has been withdrawn, so should the exclusionary policies that organisations rashly implemented in its aftermath. If not, they could find themselves in hot water.”
The EHRC has just taken down their transphobic interim guidance 👀
www.equalityhumanrights.com/our-work/uk-supreme-cour...
“Being forced to disclose sex assigned at birth may also significantly increase people’s vulnerability to harassment, abuse and even violence,” - Michael O’Flaherty, European Council Commissioner for Human Rights
Trans inclusion must become enshrined in the law.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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The system isn't broken, it's rigged. It's time for real change.
"Are we going to abandon people whenever the rightwing press demands it?"
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This event is free, and for trans and non-binary people only, register here: www.outsavvy.com/event/30917/...
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