Scotland
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1 May 2009Evangelical group forced to apologise over gay slurs against minister 13 An Evangelical group which spread false rumours about a gay minister has been forced to apologise. -
1 May 2009Church of Scotland group calls for HIV training for ministers + A Church of Scotland group has said that HIV education should be part of the training for new recruits to the ministry. -
30 April 2009Man jailed for attack after gay joke 3 A man who severely beat a Good Samaritan over a gay joke has been jailed for four and a half years. -
28 April 2009Prosecution closes at child sex abuse trial of former head of gay charity 4 The prosecution have summed up eight weeks of evidence in the trial of a former gay charity chief, accused of sexually assaulting a three month old child. -
27 April 2009Scottish ministers threaten to quit over ordination of gay man 13 One in six Church of Scotland ministers may quit if the Kirk refuses to overturn a decision to ordain an openly gay minister, a poll has suggested.
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27 April 2009Robert Carlyle: ‘My Trainspotting character was gay’ 6 Trainspotting star Robert Carlyle has announced in a Bafta website interview that he thinks the character he played in the film was gay despite Francis Begbie being considered one of fiction's most stereotypical alpha-males. -
24 April 2009Six years for attempted killing of ‘bisexual transvestite’ 3 A 27-year-old who stabbed a bisexual man after his girlfriend discoved them "play fighting" and accused him of being gay has been sentenced to six years in prison.
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22 April 2009Mum fined for homophobic abuse of her son 23 Celia Duncan, 42 from Aberdeen has been fined £250 for shouting homophobic abuse at her 16 year old son, Stuart O'Neill.
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22 April 2009Adoption and fostering by gay couples to become easier in Scotland 11 Scotland's Children's Minister, Adam Ingram (pictured), has announced that the Scottish Government will introduce regulations to make it easier for gay couples to jointly adopt children. -
20 April 2009Church of Scotland’s official magazine criticises those who use the Bible as excuse for homophobia 10 Christians who use the Bible as an excuse for homophobia have been criticised by the Church of Scotland's official magazine. -
9 April 2009Scottish LGBT organisation faces uncertain future 3 Staff at the Dumfries and Galloway Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender organisation may be facing redundancies after council bosses cut back on their funding. -
2 April 2009Police diversity guide derided for ‘political correctness’ 15 A new booklet outlining the ways in which PCs can become more politically correct has been criticised by Scottish MP Bill Aitken as created for those “living in a politically correct bubble". -
25 March 2009Queen Mother’s castle: ‘We will consider civil partnerships’ 12 The Castle of Mey, formerly owned by the Queen Mother, has done a U-turn and announced it will considering hosting civil partnerships for gay couples. -
24 March 2009Complaint may block young gay minister from preaching 15 A meeting is to be held to discuss whether a young gay minister should be allowed to work at a Aberdeen church. -
19 March 2009LGBT advice centre chief admits to looking at child porn 8 The boss of a centre offering advice to young LGBT people has blamed his sex addiction for trawling the internet looking for porn.
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18 March 2009Scottish hate crimes law to be extended to cover anti-gay crimes 4 Scottish justice secretary Kenny MacAskill has said that extending hate crime laws to protect LGBT people and the disabled will send out a "clear message" that such crimes cannot be tolerated. -
18 March 2009Scottish Parliament asked to review Marriage Act 10 The Scottish Parliament was asked yesterday to review the Marriage Act with regard to gay marriage. -
9 March 2009Cardinal Keith O’Brien: SNP gay reforms are ‘misguided and inappropriate’ 123 Cardinal Keith O'Brien, the leader of the Scottish Catholic Church, has urged Scottish National Party ministers to abandon plans to give gay couples the right to become foster parents, saying vulnerable children would be put at risk. -
6 March 2009The 50 most powerful gay, lesbian and bisexual people in British politics 45 This year's list could only be headed by one person. -
5 March 2009Scottish Parliament committee backs hate crimes bill + The Scottish Parliament's Justice Committee has published its Stage 1 Report on proposed legislation that allows courts to impose tougher sentences for offences aggravated by the victim's disability, gender identity or sexual orientation.
