News Statement

LGBT Youth Scotland is proud that Scotland is the first country in the world to have lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) inclusive education and we are delighted that the Scottish Government has a commitment to provide a fully inclusive education for Scotland’s children and young people.   Within primary and secondary schools, inclusive […]

News Statement

The Sandyford Young People’s Gender Services, based at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, announced today a pause in referrals to Paediatric Endocrinology from the young people’s gender service. The Sandyford is the only gender service for young people under 18 in Scotland and means that for new patients under 18, they will no longer be […]

Launch: The Life in Scotland Rural Report

Today we are excited to launch the Life in Scotland Rural Report from our recent Life in Scotland for LGBT Young People research.   When we launched the Life in Scotland for LGBT Young People research in February 2022, it was clear that there was disparity of experience between respondents who lived in rural and urban or […]

Supporter Spotlight: Committed to Ending Abuse

One of the ways that LGBT Youth Scotland is working to create a Scotland where all young people can flourish and thrive is through our LGBT Charter, an equalities accreditation programme designed to create more inclusive environments across a variety of contexts.   Hundreds of organisations have already participated in the 12-month process of collective […]

Press Statement March 2023

The current level of public interest in gender recognition reform has led to an ongoing negative narrative about our work, including a consistent misrepresentation of LGBT Youth Scotland online.   We would like to address this misinformation as follows:   In December 2022, we became aware of an article containing historic allegations involving LGBT Youth […]