Scotland
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10 November 2009Lesbian Tory candidate to fight Glasgow by-election this week 16 Ruth Davidson, the lesbian candidate selected by the Conservative Party to fight the Glasgow North East by-election, will find out on Thursday how successful her campaign has been. -
5 November 2009Trans writer defends ‘offensive’ Jesus, Queen of Heaven play 34 A trans woman who wrote a play portraying Jesus as undergoing transition to become a woman has defended her work, saying that protests by angry Christians have no foundation in the Bible. -
4 November 2009Christians protest over Glasgow play which shows Jesus as a trans woman 94 Christian groups have been holding protests outside a Glasgow theatre which portrays Jesus as a trans woman. -
26 October 2009Scottish police call for more gays and lesbians to report domestic abuse 1 Scottish police are urging more gay and lesbian victims of domestic violence to come forward. -
21 October 2009BBC announces cast for new lesbian drama 11 The BBC has revealed the cast of its new lesbian drama. -
19 October 2009SNP criticises UK government over gay and lesbian asylum seekers 39 The Scottish National Party passed a resolution this weekend criticising the UK government for its treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans asylum seekers. -
23 September 2009Met seeks gay, lesbian and transgender applicants for Royal family detail 22 The Metropolitan Police is currently advertising vacancies in the Protection Command's Royalty Protection branch, specifically appealing to "women, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and black and minority ethnic communities/people". -
22 September 2009Scottish gay couples to be allowed to adopt next week 3 Gay couples in Scotland will be permitted to adopt children together from next week. -
17 September 2009Scottish would-be gay minister withdraws candidacy 11 An openly gay man who was nominated to train as a Church of Scotland minister has withdrawn his candidacy. -
8 September 2009Church of Scotland selects gay man to train as minister 3 A Church of Scotland presbytery has nominated an openly gay man to begin training as a minister. -
8 September 2009‘Gay cure’ yoga guru to to set up centre on Scottish island 29 An Indian yoga guru who claimed the practice could cure homosexuality is to set up a yoga and meditation centre on a remote Scottish island. -
21 August 2009Scottish police force holds gay and trans recruitment day 7 Strathclyde Police, Scotland's largest police force, is holding a special recruitment day in an effort to attract new lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans officers. -
19 August 2009Government consultant jailed for attempted male rape 6 A Labour consultant has been jailed for 30 months for the attempted rape of a man he met at a party. -
14 August 2009Scottish minister quits Kirk over gay ordination 10 A Church of Scotland minister has quit both his post and the Kirk over the ordination of an openly gay man.
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14 August 2009Tories choose lesbian to fight Glasgow by-election 28 A lesbian woman has been selected by the Conservatives to fight the Glasgow North East by-election.
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7 August 2009Glasgay festival’s play Jesus, Queen of Heaven upsets Christians 54 Fundamentalist Christians have claimed that a play to be performed later this year as part of the Glasgay arts festival is insulting to their beliefs. -
7 August 2009Homophobic SNP councillor faces investigation 52 A lesbian couple have complained to Scottish Borders Council about remarks made by a councillor about gay people. -
3 August 2009Scottish councillor: ‘Gays are sad and atheists are damned to hell’ 329 A Scottish councillor has described "so-called" gays as "really very sad people" and said that non-believers are "damned to hell".
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31 July 2009Tornado was ‘God’s wrath’ for civil partnership 105 A tornado which struck the Isle of Lewis has been blamed on a recent civil partnership ceremony. -
29 July 2009Scottish councillor quits Church of Scotland after gay ordination 17 A councillor has announced he will leave the Church of Scotland as a result of its appointment of an openly gay minister.
