The EHRC has now submitted their draft Code of Practice to the UK Government & it could have a devastating impact on trans lives in the UK. Please write to your MP, supporting our call for full scrutiny & meaningful debate on the Code. Template here: www.scottishtrans.org/codeofpracti...

Only a few weeks to go until Joy for All 2025 - we can't wait to see you there! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🥳 Our next artist spotlight is Devilish Fashion! They make funky ties and handmade patches, and will have their sewing machine on the day, to attach patches and do some mending.

3 weeks to go until Joy for All 2025 - we can't wait to see you there! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🥳 Our next artist spotlight is Anxious Little Monsters! They make cute doodles of quirky monsters paired with kind reminders to help you navigate life's ups and downs.

We can take any books you no longer want for our book, cake and cuppa event on Saturday. Drop them off from 11am at the guide hall in Kirkwall. Or come along for 12-4pm and swap them for new to you books! Then you can stop for some home make cake and a cuppa as well!! #HiClimateFest #HILocal

Today marks the start of Bisexual Awareness week - #BiWeek - which culminates in Bi Visibility Day on September 23rd. It is a week to celebrate the wonderful diversity of the bisexual community and to challenge the erasure and stigma that bisexual people can face. 🩷💜💙

Join us and Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS) for a focus group to discuss what you want to see in the new maternity service standards. HIS are currently running a consultation and they are keen to hear from LGBT+ people about their experiences of using maternity services.

One month to go until Joy for All 2025 - we can't wait to see you there! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🥳 Our first artist spotlight is Celesti Ink! They make colourful, creative gear with a playful punk twist. Say hi & shop their work at Joy for All makers market on 11th Oct, at Norton Park Conference Centre Edinburgh!

As you may have seen, the EHRC delivered their updated Code of Practice to the UK Government’s Minister for Equalities last week. It is now up to the Minister to approve the Code, or to ask the EHRC to make further changes. Contact your MP: www.scottishtrans.org/codeofpracti...

📢 We're looking for Volunteers! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Attend Stirling Pride's first march on 20/09/25 with Equality Network and help to carry our long trans flag and banner! Please email [email protected] for more info and to sign up! More info on the wonderful day here: www.stirlingpride.co.uk/pride-2025

The latest column from Scottish Trans Manager, Vic Valentine, was published in the Scotsman on Sunday. It explores the devastating impact of the proposed EHRC Code of Practice and our calls to ensure that it is properly debated in Parliament. Read here: www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...

Trans people should have access to services and public spaces. Trans people should be able to live their lives with comfort, compassion and safety. Please read Vic's column, and use the template linked in the thread to write to your MP 🏳️‍⚧️💌

Please read the full statement on Scottish Trans' website and use the template to write to your MP, to ensure that the proposed EHRC Code of Practice is subject to a full democratic process. 🏳️‍⚧️ www.scottishtrans.org/scottish-tra...

📢 Do you have any pictures of your pets celebrating pride/queer identity, or just any photos of them looking especially cute? 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 We'd love to see them and potentially feature them in an upcoming little fundraiser for Equality Network and Scottish Trans' work. Please reply or DM us! 🐇🐕🐍🐈🐁

Joy for All is back for 2025! 🌟🛍️🎨 Shop unique, handcrafted goods from LGBTI+ artists, crafters, and makers, connect with LGBTI+ organisations doing vital work across Scotland & get involved in making change. Joy for All is at 11am – 4pm, Sat 11th October at Norton Park Conference Centre, Edinburgh

"We all have human rights. If some of us don’t have them, then none of us do. As soon as you start that divisive pulling apart you weaken the armour and the tools that we have for moving forward." Our CEO in the Herald yesterday: www.heraldscotland.com/news/2541309...

We're really excited about this lovely event on Sunday in Aberdeen with Outlines Creative! We'll have a little stall and you might be able to spot our wonderful Finance and Business Coordinator doing some painting 👀🎨 www.outlinescollective.co.uk

Deadline to respond is today! Your voice is crucial in making sure Children and Young People can access effective, supportive trans healthcare.

Would you know what to do if you experienced transphobic discrimination at work? We’re running free Know Your Rights at Work Zoom workshops. Come along and hear how UK law protects you. The next session's on 25th August. Sign up at: buff.ly/yuKaqiP #KnowYourRights #workshop #transrights

We welcome last week’s statement from the Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC) on April’s UK Supreme Court judgment. You can read it here: www.scottishhumanrights.com/media/3044/p...

Trans people need acess to services too! Please use our simple email form to contact your MP and the Minister for Equalities: www.scottishtrans.org/emailfortran... Have a scroll to find out why we are asking this - even though the EHRC consultation is closed, your voice still has a vital impact!

A huge thank you to The Potter Trail who recently raised over £1000 for Equality Network and Scottish Trans' vital campaigning work. We're so grateful for their ongoing support and care. 🏳️‍⚧️

Some days can be harder than others, and processing trauma isn't always linear. It's okay to take things one day at a time. Remember to listen to yourself and your body and acknowledge how you're feeling. Try to work with how you are, rather than how you might feel like you're supposed to be.

Are you eager to play a key role in helping women seeking asylum on the basis of their sexual orientation improve their ability and resilience to cope with the challenges they face and build support networks? Find out more and apply: buff.ly/vqFoT50

Thanks so much to the wonderful Perth Parrots Floorball team members who took part in the Kiltwalk this weekend, to raise funds for Equality Network's crucial campaigning work! They're all absolute superstars 🏳️‍🌈❤️Find out more about the team here: www.perthparrots.org.uk

Joy for All is back for 2025! 🌟🛍️🎨 Shop unique, handcrafted goods from LGBTI+ artists, crafters, and makers, connect with LGBTI+ organisations doing vital work across Scotland. Joy for all takes place 11am – 4pm on Sat 11th October at Norton Park Conference Centre, 57 Albion Rd, Edinburgh EH7 5QY.

Thanks so much to Alcyone Jewellery, who raised an incredible £876 for Equality Network through sales of their gorgeous Crystal Rainbow range during the month of June! You can find more of their work here: alcyonejewellery.com

Our wonderful Community Engagement and Development Officer Ruth attended UK Black Pride this weekend alongside Mahasin from www.exhale.group The trip was to explore new and effective ways of connecting w/ communities of colour, focusing on how we can strengthen our work in Scotland, EN & exhale 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Worried about going to your GP? We’re running our free Seeking Support From Your GP Zoom workshops again. Come along to find out what you’re able to ask your GP for. The next 2 hour workshop is on 14th August. Sign up at: form.typeform.com/to/n47vyAzR #workshop #TransHealth #Transgender #Trans

I’m doing the 20 mile Mighty Stride Kiltwalk in just over a week with some pals from Perth Parrots. We’re raising funds for the Equality Network @lgbtiscotland.bsky.social Donations hugely appreciated if you are comfortably able to contribute: justgiving.com/page/atlas-m...

Our former director is on this wonderful episode discussing the history of LGBT+ rights in Scotland - really worth a listen! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

You may have seen a piece in @thetimes.com which said that our gorgeous new Queer Joy sticker packs were "propaganda" to push an ideology. They aren't - they're stickers! Get your outrageous joyful stickers (which were made for EVERYONE) & other bits, here! www.equality-network.org/make-your-vo...

Delighted to see our sticker sheet arriving to brighten up people's days - if you have pictures of yours we'd love to see them 💗🏳️‍🌈 Get your own sticker pack here & support EN's vital campaigns work (which is funded entirely through donations!) equalitynetwork.bigcartel.com

In the latest edition of Somewhere For Us our CEO has an article calling for the whole community to come together in the face of the threat to our rights. It is a fabulous edition packed with both joy & calls to action - we're really proud to be a part of it! www.somewhereforus.org/product-page...

Our incredibly cute new Queer Joy sticker sheet, designed by our comms officer Chris (@plantbotart on instagram) is available in our shop! equalitynetwork.bigcartel.com 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🌟 The pack includes a gorgeous glossy a5 sheet of stickers, a 38mm badge & a ✨mystery✨ 25mm badge!

We recently published our report 'The Erosion of Trans Rights in the UK'. The report is a human rights analysis of the various rights that are at risk following the UK Supreme Court judgment and proposed EHRC Code of Practice. You can read the report here: www.equality-network.org/wp-content/u...

A huge congratulations to Time for Inclusive Education (TIE) for ten years of their campaign, which made Scotland the first country in the world to commit to embedding LGBT+ Inclusive Education throughout the curriculum 🏳️‍🌈🥳

Today we're launching our new report, ‘Still Complicated’, the follow-up to our 2015 ‘Complicated?’ report, exploring bi+ people's experiences of services and recommendations for how they could be supported better 🩷💜💙 Find out more & read it here: www.equality-network.org/still-compli...

Happy Non-Binary awareness week, and international non-binary people's day! Our communities are more vibrant, welcoming and wonderful when they include non-binary and trans people. Take time to celebrate yourself this week 🌟

Happy Non-Binary Awareness Week! We stand with all Non-Binary people and we hope you can take time to celebrate in your own identity this week. 💛🤍💜🖤 You can read our list of 3 key things to know about non-binary identity here: www.scottishtrans.org/non-binary-a...

We are proud to be among the signatories of this letter:

Today we wrote to the UN Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity alongside 16 other LGBTI+ equality & human rights organisations to raise concerns about the human rights of trans people right now in the UK since the Supreme Court judgment & the EHRC’s proposed Code of Practice.

The Collective Nurture Fund focuses on supporting LGBT+ Global Majority community groups and organisations across the UK. 1/4

We want to hear about experiences of discrimination or challenges faced in single-sex spaces in the UK since the Supreme Court judgment on 16 April 2025 and EHRC guidance. Complete the survey at: tinyurl.com/SingleSexSpa.... #Trans #Transgender #Nonbinary #Queer #LGBTQIA #LGBTQ #LGBT #TransAlly

The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Michael O’Flaherty, conducted a visit to the United Kingdom from 30 June to 4 July 2025, and a report was released today, including his thoughts on the state of trans rights in the UK at the moment. Read more here: www.coe.int/en/web/commi...

Pride Season is well and truly underway, and it's been so wonderful to get out there and stand in solidarity and celebration with the LGBTQIA+ community across Scotland. Pride at its heart is a community space, to call for safety, change and liberation as much as it is a celebration. 🌈🏳️‍⚧️💗

Our CEO was in the Scotsman yesterday talking about the need for holistic guidance for organisations following the Supreme Court judgement, instead of the push for a harmful, blanket exclusion of trans people from services they need. Read the full article here: www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...

1,200 NGOs from 167 States & Territories call on #HRC59 to renew the UN human rights expert's mandate on sexual orientation & gender identity: "Ensure we continue building a world where everyone can live free from violence and discrimination" #RenewIESOGI

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) have now closed their consultation on their draft Code of Practice. You can read our response in full here: www.scottishtrans.org/wp-content/u...

Its the final day to complete the EHRC's consultation on their draft code of practice. If you want to fill it in and share your voice in support of trans inclusion, today’s your last chance! We've created a full guide w/ Mermaids & TransActual, on our website - www.scottishtrans.org/supreme-cour...

Want to add your voice to calls for a world where trans people are safe, included and feel like they belong? We need everyone - trans people, our friends, families, and allies - to speak up for the world we want to live in. Join us and do that today: scottishtrans.org/emailfortransinclusion