The SNP manifesto commitment to the LGBTI network says it all
01: Seek full devolution from the UK government of employment, equality and immigration
02: Introduce measures ensuring LGBT+ and intersex people are treated with dignity, respect and free from discrimination
03: Reform Gender recognition laws and recognise non-binary people in all official documents
04: Pardon retrospectively where needed, pardons for gay and bi people criminalised for their sexuality
05: Provide funding for life-saving PrEP medication
06: Protect the Human Rights Act and the Equality Act
07: Outlaw dangerous and discredited conversion therapy
08: Champion LGBT+ equality and human rights worldwide
The inclusion of such a radical programme of change in the manifesto, without discussion with or approval of party members breaks new ground for a Party which is at sixes and sevens as to the direction it intends to take the nation and there are many in the Party who are very unhappy with the leadership. But the force is apparently with other organisations.
The Scottish LGBTI Equality Pledge
The Pledge has been developed by the Equality Network, Scottish Trans Alliance, Stonewall Scotland and LGBT Youth Scotland, national charities working for LGBTI equality and human rights in Scotland. It calls for candidates to commit to:
01: Promote positive mental wellbeing for LGBTI people, ensuring that actions to improve Scotland’s mental health specifically address the inequalities LGBTI people face.
02: Support LGBTI people to have equal access to health and social care services, including by reforming NHS gender identity services to be fit-for-purpose.
03: Improve LGBTI rights and protections in the law, including by reforming laws on gender recognition and ending conversion therapy.
04: Support LGBTI young people to flourish in schools through the continued implementation of inclusive education.
05: Stand up for all LGBTI people, including the most marginalised – LGBTI people of colour, refugees, disabled people, older people, and trans people.
We want to see as many MSPs committed to LGBTI equality in the next Scottish Parliament as possible. Please take the time to email your candidates to let them know this matters to you, and ask them to sign our LGBTI pledge. It can make a real difference!
The undernoted SNP candidates have signed the pledge
Aberdeen Central – Kevin Stewart
Aberdeen Donside – Jackie Dunbar
Aberdeen South – Audrey Nicoll
Aberdeen West – Fergus Mutch
Airdrie & Shotts – Neil Gray
Banff & Buchan – Karen Adam
Clydesdale – Màiri McAllan
Dundee East – Shona Robison
Dundee West – Joe FitzPatrick
East Kilbride – Collette Stevenson
Edinburgh Central – Angus Robertson
Edinburgh North – Ben Macpherson
Edinburgh South – Catriona MacDonald
Glasgow Kelvin – Kaukab Stewart
Hamilton-Larkhall – Christina McKelvie
Shetland – Tom Wills
Strathkelvin & Bearsden – Rona Mackay
List Candidates
Central Scotland – Neil Gray & Christina McKelvie
Glasgow – Kaukab Stewart
Highlands – Sarah Fanet & Emma Roddick & Tom Wills
Lothians – Graham Campbell & Catriona MacDonald & Ben Macpherson & Angus Robertson
Mid Scotland & Fife – Stefan Hoggan-Radu & Fiona Sarwar
North East – Fergus Mutch & Lynne Short
South Scotland – Màiri McAllan
West Scotland – Michelle Campbell & Rona Mackay
caltonjock 
This is a deliberate ploy to destroy the SNP 1 / Alba 2 narrative, isn’t it? However, it’s useful to have a list of idiots who lack critical thinking abilities, so I suppose that’s something.
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No Kwist The purpose of the article is to inform Scots of major changes to the laws of Scotland introduced by the SNP government without consulting the electorate
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This list is shocking and displays openly the cowardice of so many SNP politicians in accepting this anti-science nonsense.
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And it is worse than I thought. See wings over Scotland today
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I’m really quite disturbed by some of the comments above. What on the list of 8 points do you disagree with?
01: Seek full devolution from the UK government of employment, equality and immigration
>>This is entirely consistent with drive toward Independence – everything should be in Scotlands hands not Westminsters.
02: Introduce measures ensuring LGBT+ and intersex people are treated with dignity, respect and free from discrimination
>>Giving the same rights and protections that others expect. What’s wrong with that?
03: Reform Gender recognition laws and recognise non-binary people in all official documents
>>I can’t really see a problem with this, but then I think we should ALL be treated equally.
04: Pardon retrospectively where needed, pardons for gay and bi people criminalised for their sexuality.
>>Absolutely correct. Sexuality is what it is. People should never have been criminalised for it.
05: Provide funding for life-saving PrEP medication
>>A life saving drug. Keeping people healthy reduces the burden on the NHS. Is that a bad thing?
06: Protect the Human Rights Act and the Equality Act
>>This is a duty for all. That the Tories are so set against it should tell why it is so important.
07: Outlaw dangerous and discredited conversion therapy
>>This is a practice from the dark ages, it should have no place in modern society.
08: Champion LGBT+ equality and human rights worldwide
>>Human rights are either for ALL or not at all.
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But the proposals have not been explained to the people of Scotland so that they could be discussed and adjusted. And I liken what is going on within the SNP government to a giant iceberg. It is not what’s on the surface that’s the problem. Its what lies beneath. I dived in and glimpsed beneath the full extent of the proposals and it sickened me.
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Put up or shut up. Come out and say exactly what you mean, backing it actual verifiable facts. Smearing the SNP to demonise people and making up “facts” that are simply untrue to push forward a hateful and hate filled agenda does nothing to advance the cause of Independence.
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Then you aren’t paying attention. Because the SNP have done EXACTLY THAT – made up ‘facts’ that are simply untrue to push forward a hateful and hate filled agenda, which as you so rightly put it does nothing to advance the cause of Independence. They haven’t done a SINGLE THING to advance Independence. Their LGBTI nonsense has taken place of policies and laws to GET to Independence and as I see it, they’ve done sweet fanny adams to advance Independence ONE INCH in all the years they have been in power. They have actively LIED and cheated, in Tribunals designed to get at the truth. You only have to read the law – and read Tribunal Reports such as the Sandi Peggy Tribunal. It’s all there.
I’m sure you’re going to tell me I’m wrong. But I sense YOU have an unwritten agenda which prevents YOU from viewing the SNP history with a truly honest eye. Their LGBT stuff does ZERO to push Independence forward, it’s been made clear by the Scottish people that they don’t agree with Scotgov policy, they don’t want it and thus not only are SNP not pushing Independence forward, they are actively holding Scotland back while they do their best to get what they want, instead of doing what SCOTS want.
They have cheated and lied and have actually manipulated and rigged elections (see their NEC election behaviour), they lied about talking to ALL groups before legislating for LGBT law in Scotland and they have actively pushed AGAINST laws that would make Independence front and centre in Scotland. Various members have OPENLY LIED to various Committees that were designed to get the honest truth. The Scottish government in Holyrood couldn’t be honest if God stood before them!
They could make Scotland Independent RIGHT NOW. They could all stand down, have an election based on making Independence the centre of new elections but you and I both know, they prefer to keep raking in big salaries and filling up their pension pots, rather than put Independence and Scotland first. Not only are they not working for Independence, they are actively HAMPERING it, to keep their salaries. We see them.
Most people now only vote SNP because they see them as the best of a very bad bunch. I see them as SO BAD, I’d rather see Labour in government than that SNP shower and though being a life long Independence supporter, and for almost all that time, an SNP supporter, for the last two elections, I couldn’t vote for that shower of criminals. Yes – CRIMINALS. They are as bad as any London Govt now. Scotland is in a very dire place right now, and voting SNP is not an option if you are looking for Independence.
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