The LGBT Charter for Education: Refresh 2023

We are delighted to announce an exciting new refresh for the LGBT Charter for Education! The charter is in its tenth year, and we have been working incredibly hard to make it even more aligned with the needs of young people in secondary schools, colleges and universities. You may have read the Life in Scotland Education […]

A Very Brief Overview of my time at LGBT Youth Scotland 2000-2023

Wow, having a brief to write about my time at LGBT Youth Scotland since starting in 2000 is quite a task. How to put into words the changes as an organisation, the political landscape, the impact for young people, the development of skills and learning for professionals in less than 600 words!     So here […]

A Proud View of the Past

Growing up in Scotland in the 70s and 80s, Pride wasn’t a thing. I mean there was literally no pride allowed. Pride was a thing that ‘came before a fall’ and was frowned upon in a culture which celebrated humility, very much disapproved of loud or proud and all but denied LGBT identities existed. It wasn’t just […]

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 […]