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13 March 2013
SNP’s LGBT group pushes minister to include LGBT people in Commonwealth charter 19 The Scottish National Party's LGBT group has put pressure on Scotland's Minister for External Affairs to attempt to amend the recently signed Commonwealth charter, which protects against discrimination, but does not specifically mention LGBT people.
12 March 2013
Scotland: Case of trans man facing jail for sex ‘by fraud’ raises concerns of Scottish Transgender Alliance 23 The sentencing of Chris Wilson, a Scottish trans man who faces jail for "fraud" after he had relationships with two women without revealing his gender history, has shocked the Scottish Transgender Alliance who say the verdict will cause "fear and alarm" among the trans community.
10 March 2013
Gay rights activists warn of reintroduction of ‘Section 28 style’ discrimination in Scotland’s schools 35 Gay rights advocates have voiced concerns that those opposed to equal marriage are trying to "reintroduce Section 28 style discrimination" into Scotland's schools, in an attempt to "roll back equality".
5 March 2013
Equality Network: The Catholic Church needs to separate the issue of sexual orientation and abuse’ 7 The Equality Network, a Scottish LGBT rights group, says the fundamental problem facing the Catholic Church is its public message on issues of sexual morality, not simply the hypocrisy of any one individual.
1 March 2013
Scotland’s gay Tory leader Ruth Davidson splits from her partner 14 Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson has split up with her partner of five years, a spokesman has confirmed.
1 March 2013
Scotland: Police chaplain claims to have been forced from job over his anti-gay marriage views 57 A Christian police chaplain in Scotland says he was forced out of his position after expressing his opposition to same-sex marriage in his personal blog.
25 February 2013
Gay rights campaigners react to Cardinal O’Brien’s resignation 68 Gay rights groups have reacted to the resignation of Cardinal Keith O'Brien, Britain’s most senior Roman Catholic, who has been accused of inappropriate behaviour with male priests.
22 February 2013
Scotland: Two men jailed after stabbing father to death in row over alleged ‘poof’ remark + Two men who stabbed a man to death in Glasgow after claiming he called one of their sons a "poof" have been jailed.
8 February 2013
Scotland: Church minister and worshippers leave Church of Scotland in gay clergy row 33 The minister of a church in Aberdeen and its members have quit the Church of Scotland over the issue of gay clergy and have decided to set up in a hotel instead.
24 January 2013
Gay chocolatier couple say they will leave Scottish village over homophobic abuse 44 The entrepreneurs behind chocolatier Cocoa Mountain have said they will leave the village where they set up the business after receiving homophobic abuse.
23 January 2013
Scottish Catholic charity must accept adoption applications from gay couples – says regulator 25 A ruling by the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator has said that a Catholic adoption agency must accept applications from gay couples, or risk losing its charity status.
21 January 2013
Glasgow to host weekly 20-minute HIV clinic for gay & bisexual men + Sandyford service and Gay Men's Health plan to start a weekly drop-in for gay and bisexual men to be tested for STIs in Glasgow.
9 January 2013
Witness accusing Big Brother star Jason Cowan of assault ‘thought he was gay’ + Former Big Brother runner-up Jason Cowan allegedly sexually assaulted a woman who had earlier thought he was gay, a jury has been told.
8 January 2013
Horse McDonald: I came home to get married, even though I was bullied for being gay 14 Singer Horse McDonald returned to her hometown she left because of homophobia, in order to wed her fiance in a civil partnership.
8 January 2013
Billy Connolly: ‘It’s astonishing I’m not gay’ 21 Actor and comedian Billy Connolly has joked that he surprised that he is not gay because “the women in my life are nightmares”.
7 January 2013
Former Archbishop of Glasgow: Same-sex marriage is ‘morally defective’ 59 The Catholic Archbishop of Glasgow Mario Conti has described same-sex marriage as "morally defective" and has urged the Scottish Government not to equate "homosexual unions with heterosexual marriage."
24 December 2012
Scotland: LGBT counselling service to shut on New Years Day 5 Scotland’s only dedicated LGBT telephone counselling service is to close after 35 years as a result of funding cuts.
13 December 2012
MSP blasts anti-same sex marriage opponent who warns of polygamy 14 A claim that same-sex marriage in Scotland could lead to "sexual chaos" has been branded offensive by independent MSP John Finnie.
12 December 2012
Scotland refuses to ban ‘any church’ from providing same-sex marriages 23 All religious institutions – including the Church of Scotland – will be free to decide for themselves if they would like to provide marriages for gay couples, under plans announced today.
12 December 2012
Scotland: Charity regulator called in to settle gay clergy row 6 The charity regulator has been called in to settle a divide between a Kirk, and the Church of Scotland, arising from the issue of allowing gay clergy to serve.

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