Scottish Trans

@scottishtrans.bsky.social

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Working for gender identity and gender reassignment equality and rights in Scotland. Part of @lgbtiscotland.bsky.social https://www.scottishtrans.org/

Graphic which reads "The Equality and Human Rights Commission's (EHRC) Code of Practice officially comes into effect today. A joint message from Scottish Trans, Trans+ Solidarity Alliance & TransActual." next to an arrow pointing to the right which says "read more"

Graphic which reads: "It's the final week to get in touch with Sandyford to stay on the adult gender service waiting list. Get in touch by the 9th August if you are still waiting to hear from them."

1. Graphic which says "Update: Sandyford’s adult waiting list validation exercise has finished. If you joined the waiting list before August 2024 and haven’t heard from them, please get in touch."

In the background there is a wavy nonbinary flag. It says "Happy International Non-Binary People's Day!" above the Scottish Trans and Equality Network logos.

Graphic which reads "The 40 days of the draft EHRC Code of Practice to be laid at parliament are up. Read our joint statement on our website" above logos for Scottish Trans, TransActual, and Trans+ Solidarity Alliance

Graphic with a blue to pink gradient background. It says "MPs only have a few days left to be on record that this unworkable and unfair code of practice is not fit for purpose. Email your MP today: tinyurl.com/stopthecode.". On the left side there is a picture of a hand holding a megaphone. At the bottom are the Equality Network and Scottish Trans logos.

Graphic which reads "Edinburgh Council Supports motion to condemn EHRC's Code of Practice" above the Equality Network and Scottish Trans logos

Graphic which reads "Statement on Scottish Prisons Ruling" above the Equality Network and Scottish Trans logos

Graphic with a blue to pink gradient background. It says "The reason that so many Labour MPs – and MPs from across parties – think that the EHRC guidance is unworkable is because it is.". Below is a screenshot of a Guardian Article, titled "Labour MPs doubt EHRC guidance on court’s biological sex ruling is workable". There is an arrow pointing to it saying "The Guardian, 16th June 26". At the bottom are the Equality Network and Scottish Trans logos.

Graphic with a pink to blue gradient background. It says '‘The choice before you is clear: intervene now, or accept responsibility for the consequences.’' 'Read our joint letter to the Prime Minister on the Code of Practice, urging the government to act now to protect trans rights.' At the bottom there are the Scottish Trans, Trans Actual and Trans+ Solidarity Alliance logos.

Graphic with a pink to blue gradient background. It says "In just one week, 12,000+ people have written to their MP and asked them to reject the EHRC’s harmful Code of Practice." On the left side is a picture of a hand holding a megaphone. At the bottom there are the Scottish Trans, Trans Actual and Trans+ Solidarity Alliance logos.

Text which reads "Email your MP to reject the Code of Practice and support EDM 240" above the Scottish Trans, TransActual and Trans+ Solidarity Alliance logos

Illustration showing two buildings, a house with the trans symbol on it and a medical building. An arrow shows a letter going from the medical building to the house, but a similar arrow from the house to the medical building is crossed out. Below this it says "Advice for issues related to trans healthcare".

Graphic which reads "EHRC's Code of Practices for Services has been released" above the Equality Network and Scottish Trans logos

Illustration of a person sat on a table speaking to a doctor in a white coat, who is smiling and taking notes. A speech bubble says "Scottish Trans GP Self-Advocacy Guide"

Graphic with a pink, blue and white background. The text is white with black highlight behind it. It says "1: Protect trans peoples access to gendered spaces

Preserves the norm of trans inclusion that has worked for decades

Ensures trans people are never forced into unsafe facilities for their gender assigned at birth

Does not paint trans people’s inclusion as inherently dangerous or risky

Does not promote the segregation of trans people into ‘third spaces’"

In the bottom right are the Trans+ Solidarity Alliance, Scottish Trans and TransActual's logos.

Graphic with a pink, blue and white background. The text is white with black highlight behind it. It says "We are weeks away from new EHRC guidance, what do we need from it? 1. To protect trans people's access to gendered spaces. 2. To defend inclusive organisations. 3. To honour the UK's human rights commitments." At the bottom right is a pink arrow that says "Read more" and the Trans+ Solidarity Alliance, Scottish Trans and TransActual's logos.

If you want to take some action today, you can:
Fill in TransActual’s trans workers survey, to help them understand what’s going on for trans workers and make the urgent case for changes to the law so we can go to work in peace: https://form.typeform.com/to/uycRij58

In February, we presented an update at one of our events on what’s happened since the UK Supreme Court ruling, and what we do and don’t know.
You can find it on our website at: scottishtrans.org/supreme-court-ruling-on-sex-in-the-equality-act/one-year-on

One year on from the UK Supreme Court’s ruling that “sex” in the Equality Act 2010 means “biological sex at birth”, trans people still find ourselves facing total uncertainty, as do the services and workplaces that want to include us.
Banned from sports and associations like Girlguiding and the Women’s Institute. Banned from toilets that align with our gender identity in the Scottish Parliament. Being outed to colleagues at work, or being unable to access safe and inclusive facilities at school because we can no longer use toilets we have used for years. Uncertainty about how we will be treated when we need to access vital emergency services.

Graphic with a pink to purple background. It says "One year on from the UK Supreme Court ruling:
Where are we now, and where do we need to be?" Underneath are illustrations of protest placards that say "Inclusion Not Exclusion" and "No Segregation! Trans Liberation!" The Scottish Trans and Equality Network logos are at the bottom.

Graphic with a purple background. It has pink blue and white stars in the bottom left and top right corner. It says: "Trans and non-binary people sometimes experience problems when registering to vote.

If you want to vote in the Scottish Parliament Election on May 7th, register as soon as possible. The deadline is 20th April

Find out more at:
scottishtrans.org/register-to-vote-2026"

The Scottish Trans and Equality Network logos are at the bottom.

A picture of the crowd at trans pride Scotland, looking towards the Scottish Parliament. There are lots of waving trans flags in the air.

Graphic with hearts organised in the trans flag colours. It says "Trans Day of Visibility 2026" The Scottish Trans and Equality Network logos are at the bottom.

Graphic with a red background. At the top it says "Spotlight: Healthier Society". There is a drawing of a stephoscope on the right side. It says: We call on MSPs to: Fix our broken trans healthcare system". At the bottom is a white banner, it says:
"Scottish LGBTQIA+ Manifesto 2026-2031". The logos for Equality Network, Scottish Trans, Leap Sports, LGBT Youth Scotland and LGBT Health and Wellbeing are on the right side.

A map of Scotland with different health boards highlighted. It says "Are you on the Sandyford waiting list? Do you live in one of these health boards? Sign our letter to your health board to tell them: We can't keep waiting!"