Joint response from @transactualuk.bsky.social, @scottishtrans.bsky.social and ourselves on whether the new EHRC guidance meets any of our basic tests. ❌ Unsurprisingly, it does not. This will be the defining struggle of the UK LGBTQ+ rights movement to undo. transactual.org.uk/blog/2026/05...

After taking a few days to read and process the EHRC’s new Code of Practice we have produced an in-depth summary of its changes & what we believe they mean for trans people & organisations who wish to be inclusive. You can read it in full on our website here: www.scottishtrans.org/supreme-cour...

In March we published our Scottish Trans and Non-binary Experiences Disabled People’s Spotlight Report: www.scottishtrans.org/wp-content/u... For the next few weeks we’ll be sharing findings from each section of the report. This week we’ll be focusing on the first section: Public Services.

Join Scottish Trans TOMORROW for our second meeting in Tayside, to discuss how we can campaign to improve access to trans healthcare locally! Join us at Cake or Dice (89 Commercial St, Dundee DD1 2AF), 6-8pm on Wednesday 27th May. www.outsavvy.com/event/35997/...

Our new trans GP self-advocacy guide includes some general advice on: getting organised before the appointment, taking notes (including audio recording), bringing a friend or advocate with you and challenging what your GP says if you don’t think it’s correct. www.scottishtrans.org/gp-self-advo...

Join Scottish Trans next week for our second meeting in Tayside, to discuss how we can campaign to improve access to trans healthcare locally! Join us at Cake or Dice (89 Commercial St, Dundee DD1 2AF), 6-8pm on Wednesday 27th May. www.outsavvy.com/event/35997/...

The UK Minister for Equalities has laid the EHRC’s Code of Practice for Services, Public Functions and Associations before UK Parliament. You can find it here: www.gov.uk/government/p... We will be taking time to read it thoroughly before we share our thoughts. More details in the thread below:

Join us for the next Trans Community Organisers Forum! 15th July at 6pm - Online 🏳️‍⚧️ This forum is for trans and non-binary organisers across Scotland - Despite the challenges, your efforts are helping to build a stronger, more vibrant community. www.outsavvy.com/event/29503/...

Email your MSPs and let them know your priorities and hopes for what Scottish Parliament can do for the LGBTQIA+ community over the next 5 years. Link for LGBTQIA+ people: equalrecognition.eaction.org.uk/newparliamen... Link for allies: equalrecognition.eaction.org.uk/newparliamen...

Today marks 50 years since the UK ratified the United Nations International Covenant on Economic Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) To read more on our website, visit: www.equality-network.org/50-year-anni...

Join Scottish Trans for our second meeting in Lanarkshire to discuss how we can campaign to improve access to trans healthcare locally! The event will be on Thursday 4th June, 6-8pm, at The Town House, 102 Cadzow St, Hamilton www.outsavvy.com/event/36313/...

Our CEO, Dr Rebecca Don Kennedy, spoke yesterday in the National about the urgent need for a comprehensive ban on conversion practices in Scotland and the UK. Read the full article here: archive.ph/b1ZZv

➡️ The Minister for Women and Equalities has again said she plans to lay new EHRC guidance this week, in a media appearance. A reminder of how organisations like us, @transactualuk.bsky.social and @scottishtrans.bsky.social will be judging any new Code of Practice:

Our new trans GP self-advocacy guide is live! www.scottishtrans.org/gp-self-advo... The guide covers some general self-advocacy advice, as well as advice for issues related to trans healthcare, trans admin, and poor treatment and complaints.

There is one day to go until Pride in Our Community! We're so excited to see you there - It's going to be a day full of fun, community and connection. Come & join us on the 16th May from 11am-4pm, on the Leith Links (facing Duncan Place) in Edinburgh. 🏳️‍🌈 www.equality-network.org/pride-in-our...

Update: Sandyford have extended the date where they ask those who have not heard from them to get in touch from 1st June 2026 to 15th June 2026. For more information about this exercise, see the full post below and our website here: www.scottishtrans.org/sandyford-va...

We are concerned by the nature of the media attention focused on the election of Dr Q Manivannan to the Scottish Parliament at the recent election.

We're really excited to have some wonderful local businesses/Scottish LGBTI+ Rainbow Mark holders, joining us to deliver workshops at Pride in Our Community. Come and join us on 16th May - 11am-4pm on the Leith Links (Duncan Place side) in Edinburgh! www.equality-network.org/pride-in-our...

"Politicians, at Holyrood and Westminster, can’t keep burying their heads in the sand – the law now doesn’t work for trans people, and it is their job to fix it.”

"When it did, it also turned many trans people’s lives upside down – with so many of us now facing uncertainty about whether we can go to work safely or access the vital services we need."

Vic Valentine, Manager of Scottish Trans, said: “It’s been just over a year since the UK Supreme Court ruling on the Equality Act turned decades of understanding of the law on its head."

Today, ILGA-Europe have released their annual Rainbow Index, which analyses the laws in 49 European countries, from Iceland to Azerbaijan. This year, the UK has remained at 22nd place, its lowest ever position, for the second year in a row. Find out more: rainbowmap.ilga-europe.org

Pride in Our Community is only a few days away! Come and join us on the 16th May from 11am-4pm, on the Leith Links (facing Duncan Place) in Leith, Edinburgh. 🏳️‍🌈 Find out more about the event and read the access statement at: www.equality-network.org/pride-in-our...

The election is over, and a new parliament is setting up at Holyrood. Equality Network and Scottish Trans are looking forward to working with MSPs who wish to make Scotland a better place for LGBTQIA+ people, and all marginalised people, over the next five years.

Join Scottish Trans for our second meeting in Tayside to discuss how we can campaign to improve access to trans healthcare locally! The event will be held at Cake or Dice (89 Commercial St, Dundee DD1 2AF) & will run between 6.00pm & 8.00pm on Wednesday 27th May. www.outsavvy.com/event/35997/...

We're so excited for Pride in Our Community next weekend! Come join us on the Leith Links for a pride for ALL 💓🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

This month (May 2026), we’re expecting the UK Minister for Equalities Bridget Phillipson MP to lay an updated version of the EHRC’s Code of Practice (CoP) for services at the UK Parliament. www.scottishtrans.org/supreme-cour...

Trans+ History Week 2026 is here! 🏳️‍⚧️ To the hate and headlines, our history answers loud and clear... We’ve always been here. Always will be.

📢 Important information for people on the Sandyford Adult Service waiting list. Find out more: www.scottishtrans.org/sandyford-va...

Read the joint statement we have signed with over 100 organisations across the migrant and refugees, LGBTQIA+ and gender-based violence sectors, explaining why we believe it is vital that the BBC is responsible in its reporting on asylum claims in the UK: www.rainbowmigration.org.uk/news/we-stan...

Are you on the Sandyford waiting list? Do you live in Lanarkshire? Help us write to your health board and fix our broken trans healthcare system. www.scottishtrans.org/cantkeepwait...

Today marks one year on from the UK Supreme Court’s ruling that “sex” in the Equality Act 2010 means “biological sex at birth”. One year on, trans people still find ourselves facing total uncertainty, as do the services and workplaces that want to include us. ⬇️

Are you on the Sandyford waiting list? Do you live in Tayside? Help us write to your health board and fix our broken trans healthcare system. www.scottishtrans.org/cantkeepwait...

Today, the UK Minister for Equalities and the EHRC have both released updates on the EHRC’s Code of Practice for services. The EHRC was updating the Code following last year’s UK Supreme Court ruling on the meaning of “sex” in the Equality Act 2010. www.scottishtrans.org/the-ehrc-sub...

Voter registration for the Scottish Election closes in ONE WEEK (20th April)! Its really important that trans voices are heard. Sometimes trans & non-binary people experience problems when registering to vote, so make sure you do so soon. Find out more: scottishtrans.org/register-to-vote-2026

Last night, we coordinated the LGBTQIA+ Hustings in Glasgow ahead of the Scottish Parliament Elections on the 7th of May. We did this in partnership with LEAP Sports, LGBT Youth Scotland, and LGBT Health and Wellbeing.

Are you on the Sandyford waiting list? Do you live in Lanarkshire? Help us write to your health board and fix our broken trans healthcare system. www.scottishtrans.org/cantkeepwait...

📢 We’re #hiring! Applications close soon - 10th April at 5pm! Equality Network is seeking a new Strategic Partnerships & Campaigns Coordinator, to work on LGBTQIA+ equality & human rights in Scotland w/ a specific focus on trans equality. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Find out more: www.equality-network.org/about/vacanc...

Only one day to go until the LGBTQIA+ Hustings! This is your chance to make sure our communities' voices are heard this election and to demonstrate the strength of our LGBTQIA+ communities to our potential future representatives. Your can get your tickets here: www.outsavvy.com/event/34229/...

Are you on the Sandyford waiting list? Do you live in Tayside? Help us write to your health board and fix our broken trans healthcare system. www.scottishtrans.org/cantkeepwait...

Our voices should be heard this election.

We had such an amazing time at Trans Pride Scotland on Saturday! It was wonderful to stand in solidarity, community and joy with a really great crowd of folks. A huge thank you to the organisers, the speakers and everyone that came along!

Full event info and access details coming soon. For now - save the date - and we hope to see you there!

We will host a range of speakers from across our diverse community & will engage with intersectional issues. There will be a pride picnic, in partnership with Disabled Queer Edinburgh, as well as community information stalls, some local community organisations facilitating activities & a craft space

We're excited to announce 'Pride in Our Community', in partnership with Disabled Queer Edinburgh & Exhale.group 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️💓 This is a space for us to strengthen community, share in our collective joy & anger & demand better. This pride is for ALL. 16th May, 11am-4pm on Leith Links in Leith, Edinburgh

This Trans Day of Visibility, we want to make visible the ongoing barriers that trans and non-binary people in Scotland can face – and what we think decision-makers like local and national governments, parliament, service providers, and public bodies need to do to improve our lives.

Today is the final day to have your voice heard in a Scot Gov consultation on school's buildings regulations. Respond today & make sure the Govt understands what is needed to make sure that every single pupil can be safe, supported & included at school. www.scottishtrans.org/protect-tran...

In the lead up to May’s election, we are asking all parties to commit to fixing our broken trans healthcare system in Scotland. To read more about our ask to fix trans healthcare in our manifesto, please visit: www.equality-network.org/wp-content/u...

Are you on the Sandyford waiting list? Do you live in Lanarkshire/Tayside? We’re getting ready to send our letters to your health boards, so if you haven’t signed already this is your last chance to tell your health board: We can't keep waiting. www.scottishtrans.org/cantkeepwait...

Our campaigns are directly funded by donations and fundraisers from incredible volunteers - like Tara and Laurie, who have chosen to run for us during the Kilomathon in Edinburgh this weekend! Support their runs here ⬇️ www.justgiving.com/fundraising/... www.justgiving.com/fundraising/...