The UK General Election is coming up on July 4th, so we’ve created a guide to help trans and non-binary people who wish to vote make sure they’re ready. You can find the guide on our website here: scottishtrans.org/voterid

Such a pleasure as always getting to work with our LGBTQ+ New Scots community. Read LGBT Health and Wellbeing's latest report to learn about the experiences of LGBT+ people seeking asylum in🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿, their needs & how we can support them to live well and thrive in their local communities🌈🧡

We did it. Buffer zones are now law. We want to pay tribute to those who chose to speak through us and make their voices heard. This simply wouldn’t have been possible without every single one of you. Thank you. 💗

"The mental health profile of LGBT+ adolescents is concerning – recent UK studies estimate several-fold increases in depression, anxiety, self-harm & suicidality in comparison to heterosexual & cisgender peers. Homophobic & transphobic bullying remains prevalent within schools".

Just another day being bi and loud with my fellow queers❤️🌈✨ #transrightsnow #endconversionpractices #prideisaprotest

I’m running a survey to find out more about what matters to trans and non-binary people in Scotland when it come to choosing an NHS surgery provider link to survey: surveymonkey.com/r/surgerypoll

Are you passionate about supporting LGBTQ+ young people and research? LGBT Youth Scotland are hiring! They are looking for a Research Officer - could it be you? - Opportunity here: lgbtyouth.org.uk/research-offic…

Our former Director has this letter in the Herald today:

Lived Experience Advisory Board🏳️‍🌈 If you live in the UK, are LGBTQ+, have lived experience of suicidal thoughts, feelings or attempts, and would like to help develop our research, we’d love to hear from you.

Energised by LGBT+ health discussion @theGCPH with the amazing Rebecca LGBT Health and Wellbeing - helpful in next steps & deeper dive into issues, thanks all who attended What can you and your organisation do to be more inclusive & affirming to address clear LGBT+ health inequalities 👇

Today we joined @theGCPH & colleagues in the public & third sector to discuss the findings of our scoping review: the social determinants of LGBT+ health & wellbeing. Great discussion on LGBTQ+ inequalities, intersectionality & the role of public health in tackling inequality.

Thousands of people in Scotland are being forced into extreme poverty and homelessness by hostile UK immigration policies. New research by Heriot-Watt University, funded by Joseph Rowntree Foundation, found that immigration policies are “virtually guaranteeing” homelessness and destitution 1/3

With reports that the use of hotels as asylum accommodation may continue for years, we're revisiting Women for Refugee Women 🧡’s report on how coercion and control in hotels can mirror patterns of abuse many asylum-seeking women have experienced previously. refugeewomen.co.uk/coercion-and-c…

The government is actively harming trans children. Important THREAD :🧵 This research study, just published as a preprint, details the considerable harm being caused by the government's puberty blocker ban. Harms that are significant and are happening now... 1/21

The despair is real

On what’s been a strange and challenging day, it was lovely to spend the evening with colleagues at Women in Public Affairs Scotland (WiPA)’s 5th Anniversary event. Being surrounded by women doing important work to advance equality and human rights felt so soothing, powerful & necessary ❤️