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Equality Network
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The Equality Network is a leading Scottish lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) equality and human rights charity
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We've written & published a short summary statement regarding the Sandie Peggie V NHS Fife Health Board employment tribunal case & the judgment given yesterday. Much of the media coverage has missed key information, the most important aspect being that all claims against Dr Beth Upton were dismissed
Graphic with a blue to purple gradient background. It says "A short summary of the Sandie Peggie V. Fife Health Board and Dr Beth Upton employment tribunal judgment" The Equality Network and Scottish Trans logos are at the bottom.
December 9, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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We launched our new three-year strategy last Thursday in Edinburgh. It was an energising evening, full of solidarity, collaboration and connection. A huge thank you to everyone who attended, so many from across the equalities and human rights sector joined us to show their support.
Two images on a white background. The top photo is of a crowd of people standing in front of a bar, talking with eachother. The bottom image is of people standing and looking at a stage, they are smiling and clapping their hands. Two images on a white background. The top image is of two people hugging, from behind you see a person with short pink hair wearing a black hoodie hugging a smiling person with long brown hair and a long brown coat. The bottom image is of people sitting in a booth around a round table, they are smiling and laughing.
December 8, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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Today, we launch our new three-year strategy.

It lays out how we will move forward, work together to push back, sustain and protect what we have already achieved, and together move towards progressive and meaningful change.

Read more: www.equality-network.org/resources/ou...
Graphic with a pale purple background. At the top, in a blue arrow, it says "We are launching our new strategy 2026-2029" The Equality Network and Scottish Trans logos are underneath. Below the arrow is a drawing of the outlines of a large group of people, going in a gradient of green to purple from left to right. At the bottom it says "Read more at: equality-network.org/our-strategy-2026-2029" Graphic with a dark purple background. In a pale purple box it says "Today we launch our new 3-year Strategy. Our community is strong, and we are not going anywhere. We are more driven than ever to work together to demand, seek and enable tangible and progressive change for the better for all LGBTQIA+ people in Scotland." The Equality Network and Scottish Trans logos are in the bottom right corner. In the bottom left corner it says "equality-network.org/our-strategy-2026-2029"
December 4, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Today is World AIDS day ❤️

World AIDS day has been marked every year since 1988, to:

❤️ Fight the stigma of HIV/AIDS

❤️ Show solidarity with those living with HIV/AIDS & honour those we have lost to AIDS-related illnesses

❤️ Raise awareness of the testing, treatments & interventions available
Graphic with a dark purple background. In the centre it has a drawing of a red awareness ribbon. It says "World AIDS Day 2025". The Equality Network and Scottish Trans logos are in the bottom right corner.
December 1, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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Our CEO was in The Herald yesterday commenting on last week’s Herald Awards.

“Across public life, animosity towards trans people is becoming more overt and more prominent”

Read the article here:

www.heraldscotland.com/politics/hol...
November 25, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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We're supporting 'Let’s change the Act', Scotland’s campaign to decriminalise abortion and reform the Abortion Act 1967 - have you signed up yet to support the campaign? letschangetheact.co.uk and follow @letschangetheact on Instagram.
Graphic with a black background. At the bottom are two orange arrows pointing at eachother with orange dots falling between them to look like an hourglass. It says "Let's Change The Act - Time's Up for Outdated Abortion Laws".
November 24, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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We Can't Keep Waiting takes place this Saturday, 22nd November at the Pyramid at Anderston in Glasgow!

The event is for trans and nonbinary people only - sign up for your ticket here: www.outsavvy.com/event/30917/...
Graphic with a black background. It says "We Can't Keep Waiting - Take Action for trans healthcare!" "The Pyramid at Anderston Glasgow 22nd November 10am-4pm" There are two pink boxes. The first box has the Glasgow Trans Collective logo and says: "Glasgow Trans Collective" "This workshop will be an exploration of how Glasgow Trans Collective started our grassroots organisation, and will encourage participants to consider how they could get involved or start their own groups to fill the gaps in what our community needs." The second box has the U Belong logo. It says: "U Belong Glasgow" "U Belong Glasgow is a multilingual community platform established in 2020 and features BPOC, queer and disabled creatives. We are delivering a creative writing workshop exploring queer resistance."
November 17, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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Show your support for the trans community in Scotland this Trans Awareness week and encourage your MSPs to support this motion in parliament! All details in the thread below ⬇️
scottishtrans.bsky.social Scottish Trans @scottishtrans.bsky.social · 26d
We've worked with Paul McLennan MSP to submit a motion to the Scottish Parliament to recognise Transgender Awareness Week, and Trans Remembrance Day, in the Scottish Parliament.

You can read the motion in full here: www.parliament.scot/.../votes-an...
Graphic with a pink, blue and white gradient background. It says "Ask your MSP to support motion S6M-19547, to mark Transgender Awareness Week in the Scottish Parliament." There is a screenshot of the motion text. It says "That the Parliament recognises 13 to 19 November 2025 as Transgender Awareness Week (TAW), and 20 November as Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDoR); notes that TAW is intended to increase understanding of trans and non-binary people, highlight their achievements and diversity as a community, and bring attention to the issues that they can face; believes that trans and non-binary people can face many barriers in their daily lives in Scotland, including in employment, education, housing and using public services, as detailed in the Scottish Trans and Non-binary Experiences: Research Report, published by Scottish Trans in July 2024; recognises that the 2022 Census data recorded that nearly 20,000 trans and non-binary people live in Scotland, and that every MSP will have trans and non-binary constituents, and indeed many MSPs will have trans and non-binary friends, family members and colleagues; understands that TDoR is an international day of mourning, where trans people and allies across the world hold vigils to remember those they have lost to anti-trans violence, and encourages MSPs to promote what it sees as the importance of addressing discrimination, inequality and violence faced by trans and non-binary people, and to make decisions all year round that seek to improve their lives and make Scotland a safer and more inclusive place to live for everyone."
November 13, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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We wanted to share some more updates following April’s Supreme Court ruling on the meaning of ‘sex’ in the Equality Act 2010, and some ways that you can help.

Read our full update here: www.scottishtrans.org/supreme-cour...
A graphic with a pink a blue gradient background. In the centre there is a purple box, with white text that reads "Some more thoughts and updates following the Supreme Court ruling". Underneath this text are the Equality Network and Scottish Trans logos.
November 11, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Just over two weeks to go until 'We Can't Keep Waiting', a day of action and collaboration to push for trans healthcare in Scotland. We're collaborating with some incredible community organisations and groups - sign up for your ticket here!

www.outsavvy.com/event/30917/...
Graphic with a black background. It says "We Can't Keep Waiting - Take Action for trans healthcare!" "The Pyramid at Anderston Glasgow 22nd November 10am-4pm" "In Collaboration With" and the logos for: Glasgow Trans Collective, LGBT Health and Wellbeing, UBelong, Trans Kids Deserve Better Scotland, Trans Harm Reduction, LEAP Sports, Trans Healthcare Glasgow and House Ball Scotland. "Plus More!"
November 5, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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Glad to join friends in the UK’s Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Network meeting with the Ministry of Justice today to follow up on the UN CESCR’s review earlier this year.

More here on the network: justfair.org.uk/campaigns-2/...
November 3, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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Excited to share that our CEO, Dr Rebecca Don Kennedy, will be a speaker at the Proud Futures Leading with Pride: LGBTQ+ Leadership and Changemaker Conference in Glasgow on Thursday 13th November.

👉 Find out more and book your ticket here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/leading-wi...
Graphic with a white background, there are wavy rainbows in the top left and bottom right corners. At the top is the proud futures logo. It says "Leading with Pride - Thu 13th November LGBTQ+ Leadership & Changemaker Conference at The Social Hub Glasgow." Below that is a picture of a smiling woman with blonde hair, grey glasses and a red hat. It says "Dr Rebecca Don Kennedy (She/her) Equality Network. Panel Speaker - Creating Change in Challenging Times."
November 3, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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This month, the Council of Europe formally adopted Recommendation CM/Rec(2025)7 on Equal Rights for Intersex Persons. It is the first international instrument of its kind dedicated solely to advancing the rights of intersex people.
Graphic with white writing on a purple background. It says "The Council of Europe has adopted a new Recommendation on Equal Rights for Intersex Persons." "Read more in the caption" The Equality Network and Scottish Trans logo are in the bottom right. Graphic with white writing on a purple background. It says "It is a testament to the years of campaigning by intersex persons, intersex organisations and LGBTQIA+ organisations across Europe to advance intersex human rights. To all intersex people in Scotland: we see you, your lives are valued, and we will continue to fight to ensure your human rights are respected, protected and fulfilled." "Read more in the caption" The Equality Network and Scottish Trans logo are in the bottom right.
October 30, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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Under the current law, people who are pregnant in Scotland have no legal right to end a pregnancy and this needs to change. We're supporting 'Let’s change the Act', Scotland’s campaign to decriminalise abortion and reform the Abortion Act 1967 - please join us!

www.letschangetheact.co.uk
October 29, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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➡️ Come along to our event 'We Can't Keep Waiting' - a community led event of workshops and discussions centred around community care and taking action to decrease the waiting lists. This event is for trans and nonbinary people only. www.outsavvy.com/event/30917/...
"2. Sign up to our community led event 'We Can't Keep Waiting'." "Join us and some amazing community groups for a day of workshops and discussions centred around community care and taking action to decrease the waiting lists." Graphic with a black background. It says "We Can't Keep Waiting - Take Action for trans healthcare!" "The Pyramid at Anderston Glasgow 22nd November 10am-4pm" "In Collaboration With" and the logos for: Glasgow Trans Collective, LGBT Health and Wellbeing, UBelong, Trans Kids Deserve Better Scotland, Trans Harm Reduction, LEAP Sports, Trans Healthcare Glasgow" "Plus More!"
October 28, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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➡️ If you live in a health board that refers to Sandyford, apart from Greater Glasgow and Clyde, you can sign our letters we are sending to health boards across Scotland. www.scottishtrans.org/cantkeepwait...
'1. Sign our letters to healthboards across Scotland to ask them to do more for trans and non-binary people in their area.' 'Find the letters and how to take part on our website: scottishtrans.org/cantkeepwaiting'. Next to this is a QR code for that link. A map of Scotland with different health boards highlighted. It says "Are you on the Sandyford waiting list? Do you live in one of these health boards? Sign our letter to your health board to tell them: We can't keep waiting!" "Help us write to health boards that refer to sandyfird and fix our broken system" "This data makes it clear to us that Sandyford is simply overrun as a service. Sandyford covers 8 health boards and it clearly can't cope. It’s time for other health boards to step up and take responsibility for trans and non-binary people in their area. We want to write letters to each of the health boards that refer people to the Sandyford. And we need you to co-sign them and help us bring the scale of this crisis to their attention. The letters will encourage these health boards to see if they could deliver gender affirming care, and/or provide support to people on long waiting lists and offer harm reduction services for those who are self-medicating."
October 28, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Today, Public Health Scotland released its latest data on waiting times for gender identity services in Scotland. While the data is useful to have, it doesn’t tell the whole story. But it does tell us how appalling waiting times for Sandyford are & that they're just getting worse.

What can you do?
‘Today, new data has been published by Public Health Scotland. The data is useful to have, but it doesn’t tell the whole story. It can tell us how long someone being seen today might have waited for that appointment, but it does not tell us how long someone who joined the waiting list today might expect to wait. This data, plus data gathered through FOI requests shared with Scottish Trans, shows that Sandyford's waiting list continues to get worse. We estimate that someone joining the waiting list today would be expected to wait somewhere between 160 and 660 years. What can we do about it?’
October 28, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Our Policy and Campaigns officer Christopher attended the ILGA #FaceForward Conference in Vilnius, Lithuania last week.

It was an incredibly inspiring and energizing event, full of workshops, speeches and discussions with dedicated LGBTQ+ activists, building solidarity and movements across Europe.
October 28, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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Euan's Guide have launched their Access Survey for this year! If you are disabled, or have a disabled loved one, please check it out - it's really important that we have a wide, diverse range of voices taking part!
euansguide.com Euan's Guide @euansguide.com · Oct 27
📣 The 11th Euan’s Guide Access Survey is open!

We’re collecting real stories from disabled people, their friends and carers about access across the UK. Your experiences help highlight what’s working — and what still needs to change. Every voice matters.

buff.ly/kqdj1Nv

#DisabilityInclusion
Euan's Guide
Making the world more accessible one review at a time.
www.EuansGuide.com
October 27, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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ICYMI - Last week we, alongside @scottishtrans.bsky.social, submitted our concerns around the EHRC and its impact on trans rights in the UK to the GANHRI Sub-Committee on Accreditation, the international body which accredits National Human Rights Institutions. Read our statement & submission below ⬇️
scottishtrans.bsky.social Scottish Trans @scottishtrans.bsky.social · Oct 23
We’ve sent a submission to GANHRI’s accreditation sub-committee to raise concerns about the EHRC’s behaviour since the Supreme Court judgement.

You can read our full statement on our website here: www.scottishtrans.org/8149-2/
Graphic with a pink to blue gradient background. The Equality Network and Scottish Trans logos are at the bottom. It says “We should be able to rely on our national human rights institution to protect and promote the rights of everyone. Instead, we’ve had years of the EHRC frequently acting in ways that make trans people’s lives harder.”
October 27, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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How can you be a good ally to ace people? This Ace Week we asked our Disability and Neurodiversity Officer to write a blog post explaining more about asexuality, and how you can show allyship with ace people! Check it out here: www.equality-network.org/ace-week-2025/
How to be a good ace ally If someone comes out to you as ace, believe them. Remember to mention ace when you’re talking about LGBTQIA+ inclusion Include an option for asexual if you are asking people about their sexuality Don’t ask intrusive questions about ace people’s sex lives. Educate yourself about asexuality – a good place to start is our booklet; Including Asexual People in Services
October 24, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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Join us for a free online intersectional equality, diversity and inclusion training session, on 30th Oct at 2pm.

This session is targeted at small organisations or underfunded/unfunded groups.

www.outsavvy.com/event/30908/...
This training will help you to: - Listen to the lived experience of people with intersectional identities. - Learn the best terminology to use about LGBTI people and others. - Identify barriers that people may face to participating in your service. - Increase access and tackle discrimination. - Integrate an intersectional approach across your service. Graphic with colourful circles arranged like bubbles at the top and the bottom of the image. It says "Free Intersectional Equality Diversity and Inclusion Training " Online Thursday 30th October 2pm" The Equality Network logo is at the bottom.
October 21, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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Have you signed up for your ticket for We Can't Keep Waiting yet? Join trans people from across Scotland for a day of community care, action and connection, to push for trans healthcare access!
scottishtrans.bsky.social Scottish Trans @scottishtrans.bsky.social · Oct 22
We're excited to be collaborating with some incredible community organisations for 'We Can't Keep Waiting', they'll be running workshops for trans people from across Scotland to come together and work out how we can care for eachother, and push for the healthcare we vitally need.
Graphic with a black background. It says "We Can't Keep Waiting - Take Action for trans healthcare!" "The Pyramid at Anderston Glasgow 22nd November 10am-4pm" "In Collaboration With" and the logos for: Glasgow Trans Collective, LGBT Health and Wellbeing, UBelong, Trans Kids Deserve Better Scotland, Trans Harm Reduction, LEAP Sports, Trans Healthcare Glasgow" "Plus More!"
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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It's Ace Week! 💜 Ace Week is marked annually, to raise awareness of ace identities and the challenges and barriers that asexual people can face, to bring together people across the asexual spectrum and celebrate the beautiful diversity of the ace community.
Graphic with the colours of the asexual flag in the background. It says "Ace Week! Oct 19th - 25th 2025" Graphic with a purple background. In separate boxes, it says "Asexuality is an orientation and just like being gay or lesbian, bi or straight it’s a core part of someone’s identity." "People of any and all genders can be asexual." "Asexuality is on a spectrum. Demisexuals and grey-aces, who only experience sexual attraction rarely or under some circumstances, are also included under the ace umbrella." "Asexuality is not the same as being celibate or unable to have sex." " Some asexual people have no interest in romantic relationships, and some do! People who don’t experience romantic attraction are known as aromantic."
October 22, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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Join us for a free online intersectional equality, diversity and inclusion training session, on 30th Oct at 2pm.

This session is targeted at small organisations or underfunded/unfunded groups.

www.outsavvy.com/event/30908/...
This training will help you to: - Listen to the lived experience of people with intersectional identities. - Learn the best terminology to use about LGBTI people and others. - Identify barriers that people may face to participating in your service. - Increase access and tackle discrimination. - Integrate an intersectional approach across your service. Graphic with colourful circles arranged like bubbles at the top and the bottom of the image. It says "Free Intersectional Equality Diversity and Inclusion Training " Online Thursday 30th October 2pm" The Equality Network logo is at the bottom.
October 21, 2025 at 10:43 AM