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(b) causing the individual— (i) to have or not to have, (ii) to believe that they have or do not have, a transgender identity or a particular transgender identity.
A MAJORITY FOR A BAN 83/129 SNP 58 SGP 15 SLD 10 Nearly a 2/3rds majority elected to the Scottish Parliament on inclusive LGBTQ+ manifestos backing a ban on conversion practices and other supportive policies! Calls for a comprehensive ban on conversion therapy covering all settings Calls on the UK Government to remove its block on much-needed Gender Recognition legislation and update it with international best practice Significant manifesto commitments to unlocking and improving provision of trans healthcare. Manifesto Pledges Supports banning all forms of conversion therapies and practices Supports inclusive education in schools, and Gender Recognition Reform at a UK level Supports an inclusive ban within the first year of the Scottish Parliament “We are committed to upholding and protecting the human rights of trans people as far as possible within our powers and we will do all we can to ensure that trans people’s identities are recognised and respected” Supports inclusive education
Pledged to support a comprehensive and trans-inclusive ban on conversion practices without exceptions or exemptions Pledged to defend an inclusive society where every LGBTQ+ person is free to live as who they are at home, at work, and in our community Pledged to oppose institutionalised conversion practices through the denial of healthcare to trans people Our Elected Pledged Candidates Patrick Harvie Lorna Slater Q Manivannan Ross Greer Pauline Stafford Ben MacPherson Maggie Chapman Clare Haughey Kate Nevens Laura Moodie Alison Thewliss Cara McKee Maree Todd Kristopher Leask
To support a comprehensive and trans-inclusive ban on conversion practices without exceptions or exemptions To defend an inclusive society where every LGBTQ+ person is free to live as who they are at home, at work, and in our community To oppose institutionalised conversion practices through the denial of healthcare to trans people I’ve pledged to support the ECT’s campaign to end conversion practices in Scotland if elected to the Scottish Parliament on May 7th.
Pledge to support a comprehensive and trans-inclusive ban on conversion practices without exceptions or exemptions Pledge to defend an inclusive society where every LGBTQ+ person is free to live as who they are at home, at work, and in our community Pledge to oppose institutionalised conversion practices through the denial of healthcare to trans people Backed Our Pledges Patrick Harvie Glasgow List Lorna Slater Edinburgh and Lothians East List Desmond Bouce Ayr Remi Salvan North East Scotland List The Final Candidates Mags Hall Mid Scotland and Fife List
Pledge to support a comprehensive and trans-inclusive ban on conversion practices without exceptions or exemptions Pledge to defend an inclusive society where every LGBTQ+ person is free to live as who they are at home, at work, and in our community Pledge to oppose institutionalised conversion practices through the denial of healthcare to trans people Backed Our Pledges Maree Todd Caithness, Sutherland, and Ross Charlotte Horne North East Scotland List Ross Stalker Renfrewshire West and Levern Valley Q Manivannan Edinburgh and Lothians East List Pre-Final Week Candidates Gordon Miller North East Scotland List Esme Houston North East Scotland List William Linegar North East Scotland List
Pledge to support a comprehensive and trans-inclusive ban on conversion practices without exceptions or exemptions Pledge to defend an inclusive society where every LGBTQ+ person is free to live as who they are at home, at work, and in our community Pledge to oppose institutionalised conversion practices through the denial of healthcare to trans people Backed Our Pledges Pauline Stafford Bathgate Ross Greer West Scotland List Jack Clark Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley Ben MacPherson Edinburgh North Eastern and Leith Final 10 Days Candidates Caron Lindsay Almond Valley Clare Haughey Rutherglen and Cambuslang
Pledge to support a comprehensive and trans-inclusive ban on conversion practices without exceptions or exemptions Pledge to defend an inclusive society where every LGBTQ+ person is free to live as who they are at home, at work, and in our community Pledge to oppose institutionalised conversion practices through the denial of healthcare to trans people Backed Our Pledges Andrew Adam Mid Scotland and Fife List Astri Kvassnes Edinburgh and Lothians East List Kate Nevens Edinburgh North Eastern and Leith Mridul Wadhwa Edinburgh and Lothians East List Caitlin Ripley Mid Scotland and Fife List Laura Moodie South Scotland List Manifesto Week Candidates Tim Clancey South Scotland List Liss Owen Edinburgh North Eastern and Leith
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Pledge to support a comprehensive and trans-inclusive ban on conversion practices without exceptions or exemptions Pledge to defend an inclusive society where every LGBTQ+ person is free to live as who they are at home, at work, and in our community Pledge to oppose institutionalised conversion practices through the denial of healthcare to trans people Backed Our Pledges Cara McKee North East Scotland List Callum Cox Central and Lothians West List Barbra Harvie South List Stephen Harte Bathgate Kristofer Keane East Kilbride Alison Thewliss Glasgow Central First Week Candidates Declan Blench Glasgow List Mel Sullivan Aberdeen Deesideand North Kincardine
Backed Our Pledges The First Candidates Pledge to support a comprehensive and trans-inclusive ban on conversion practices without exceptions or exemptions Pledge to defend an inclusive society where every LGBTQ+ person is free to live as who they are at home, at work, and in our community Pledge to oppose institutionalised conversion practices through the denial of healthcare to trans people Maggie Chapman North East Scotland List John Redpath Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire Alex Staniforth Edinburgh and Lothians East List Kristopher Leask Highlands and Islands List Isabel Ruffell Glasgow List Michael Gibbons West Scotland List
Dear candidate, Conversion practices (sometimes marketed as conversion therapy) aim to change or suppress an individual’s sexual orientation, to suppress their sexual attraction or behaviours, or to change an individual’s gender identity to match the sex they were assigned at birth. Conversion therapy, the forced conditioning against a person’s sexuality or gender identity, has damaged generations of LGBTQ+ young people and adults and continues to do so. Almost two-thirds of respondents to a survey on the practice had suffered from mental health issues as a result of experiencing conversion therapy, and nearly a third said they had sought counselling to help them recover from it. Mental health issues caused by experiences of Conversion Therapy include many experiencing self-harm, eating disorders, and attempted suicide. These practices are a form of coercive abuse, they cannot be consented to and all LGBTQ+ people deserve to be protected from them. A majority of those who have experienced the practice support a criminal ban. Our call for a ban is backed by a UN independent expert report to the Human Rights Council, religious leaders from across the world, and Healthcare and Counselling organisations from across the UK. We are asking for you to make three pledges: Pledge to support a comprehensive and trans-inclusive ban on conversion practices without exceptions or exemptions Pledge to defend an inclusive society where every LGBTQ+ person is free to live as who they are at home, at work, and in our community Pledge to oppose institutionalised conversion practices through the denial of healthcare to trans people
To those concerned, In the early hours of this morning it was announced that NHS England is stopping all new prescriptions of trans healthcare to under-18s. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly0ppdzj2yo There is no justification for this decision other than what we already knew - that the UK Government wants to end all support for trans people through the NHS. Threats of bans on sex hormones through private providers continues this clear campaign to end the ability of trans people to transition in the UK. This is conversion practices by medical institution and regulation. It is absolutely evident that the UK Government has no interest in a comprehensive and inclusive ban on conversion practices. To deliver that would be to criminalise their own Health Secretary.
They can still act Even having dropped the bill to ban conversion practices in this parliament the Scottish Government is still capable of acting to support survivors of this abusive practice and to display that they have not abandoned the LGBTQ+ community Investment into trans healthcare and launching the puberty blockers trial that will prevent withholding of healthcare being used as a means to prevent transition Pushback on EHRC interim guidance that threatens to enforce conversion practices on trans people through Scottish institutions including schools and healthcare providers Implementation of non-legislative measures from expert advisory group recommendations Targeted education and outreach programmes Establishing an international academic research project Survivor support measures Support within medical institutions Reporting mechanism for conversion practices Continued support for the helpline
The Scottish Government has dropped the ban on conversion practices. This is the latest in a growing list of betrayals for LGBTQ+ Scots from this Scottish Government. Scotland could have banned conversion therapy years ago. Instead queer people need to continue to suffer from these evil practices while we wait for our governments to grow a spine. Every day in Scotland, vulnerable people are being degraded, punished and in some cases tortured, just because they are LGBTQ+.
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Scottish Government Programme for Government 2023-24: “Progress the Scottish Government’s commitment to a Bill on ending conversion practices.” Scottish Government Programme for Government 2024-25: “Progressing our commitment to ending conversion practices… should a UK-wide approach not be achievable.” Two years since the Expert Advisory Group provided its report and recommendations the Scottish Government's progress on a ban on conversion practices has stalled. We have seen no movement since the consultation on detailed proposals for the legislation closed six months ago. The proposals are ready and have been consulted on, the legislation can be brought to parliament this year - instead the Scottish Government has chosen to kick it into the long grass with a Programme for Government that has been copy-and-pasted from last year's to display zero progress towards change.
In the last Programme for Government there was a commitment to ‘progress the Scottish Government’s commitment to a Bill on ending conversion practices’. In this one we expect to see a commitment to deliver it. It has been over three years since the Scottish Government was elected on a manifesto promise to deliver this ban, nearly two years since the Expert Advisory Group provided its report and recommendations, and nearly five months since the consultation on detailed proposals for legislation to end conversion practices in Scotland was closed. Now, it is time to put policy into practice, and bring this terrible abuse of our community to an end. We are concerned that any further delays to a bill being introduced risks this issue being subjected to the same campaign of disinformation faced by Gender Recognition Reform, and delaying into 2025-26 risks becoming a political football ahead of the 2026 election, once again putting our community in the spotlight and our lives, safety, and
Conversion practices which aim to change or suppress someone's sexual orientation or gender identity have no place in society. We will launch a consultation on a law to end conversion practices in Scotland this year. Support is available for survivors. Read our thread 🧵