Our Policy & Public Affairs Coordinator Flo has written a guest blog for the wonderful folks over at @lighthousebks.bsky.social about what we can do now in the face of feeling loss and despair at the EHRC's Code of Practice. You can read it here: lighthousebookshop.com/posts/what-c...

The Equality and Human Rights Commission’s (EHRC) Code of Practice for Services, Public Functions and Associations officially comes into effect today. See our full statement with @transsolidarity.bsky.social and @transactualuk.bsky.social on our website here: www.scottishtrans.org/ehrcs-code-o...

Scotland is now the only part of the UK that has not published a draft bill to end conversion practices.

If you joined the Sandyford adult gender service waiting list before August 2024 but haven't heard from them, you have until this Sunday 9th to get in touch or be removed from their waiting list. For more information see our website: www.scottishtrans.org/sandyford-ad...

Update: Sandyford’s adult waiting list validation exercise has now finished. If you joined the waiting list before August 2024 and haven’t heard from them, please get in touch. For more information, see our post here: www.scottishtrans.org/sandyford-ad...

It's alive! The Trans Unity Quilt is now online in its full digital archive - with enormous gratitude to every single person who contributed. This is a true vision of who the trans community are, the love and rage we share, the future we're fighting for. www.transunityquilt.com

The UK Government’s Minister for Equalities and the EHRC have taken the final steps of making the EHRC’s updated Code of Practice for Services, Public Functions and Associations statutory. The Code has now been commenced by the Minister, and will come into effect in 3 weeks on August 5th.

Happy International Non-binary People's day! We celebrate the incredible non-binary community across Scotland today & every day. We are proud to be in solidarity & community with you, working to create a Scotland where everyone is able to exist as their whole, true, selves with safety & freedom.

We need a comprehensive law in Scotland to end conversion practices, and the harms they cause, as soon as possible. Read our full statement and analysis in the link below ⬇️

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Scotland is the only part of the UK that hasn't introduced draft legislation to end conversion practices – we need our own comprehensive law to end the harm they cause as soon as possible. Our analysis on why a Scottish bill would be best for our community: www.equality-network.org/our-work/pol...

Having reached the end of the sitting day, the EHRC Code of Practice has officially passed. It can now be brought into force at a date to be confirmed by govt. Read our joint response with @transactualuk.bsky.social and @scottishtrans.bsky.social: www.transsolidarityalliance.com/post/joint-s...

Joint statement: EHRC Code of Practice passes Parliamentary stage

Joint statement from Scottish Trans, Trans+ Solidarity Alliance and TransActual: Today marks the end of the 40-day Parliamentary stage of the EHRC’s draft Code of Practice, with the government refusin...

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Today marks the end of the 40-day Parliamentary stage of the EHRC’s draft Code of Practice, with the government refusing a debate or vote. Read our joint statement on this with @transactualuk.bsky.social and @transsolidarity.bsky.social here: www.scottishtrans.org/the-40-days-...

"I know how it feels to be an afterthought. This isn’t just about toilets. It’s about pushing disabled and trans people out of everyday life and treating them as an afterthought." Exactly our thoughts @nionwomen.bsky.social Read this powerful piece 👇

Not In Our Name (NION) Women@nionwomen.bsky.social · 4w ago

"Why can't trans people just use the accessible toilet?" It's a question that comes up time and again. But as a disabled person, our latest blogger explains why that seemingly simple suggestion isn't a solution at all. Read here👉 notinourname.org.uk/why-cant-tra...

Join us at 6pm, Thursday 9th July at the top of Middle Meadows Walk, Edinburgh. It's part of a nationwide decentralised protest, organised by the Bodily Autonomy Coalition, against the EHRC’s transphobic, undemocratic bathroom ban.

This is our final week sharing our findings from each section of our Scottish Trans and Non-binary Experiences Disabled People’s Spotlight Report. You can read it here: www.scottishtrans.org/wp-content/u... Today we’re focusing on the Cost of Living (p.56-63).

MPs only have a few days left to support EDM 240 and be on record that the proposed EHRC code of practice is unworkable, unfair and not fit for purpose. Take less than five minutes to write today – or if you have already, why not ask three of your friends to as well? tinyurl.com/stopthecode

EDM 240, against the EHRC’s harmful guidance, has reached 164 signatures including dozens of Labour MPs. Hear from some of them here: www.itv.com/news/2026-07...

ICYMI - Our Manager wrote for the Scotland on Sunday about the recent decision in the Court of Session about the Scottish Prison Service's policy for trans prisoners. (Content note: this article discusses violence, distress and suicide) www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...

Why it's wrong for every trans prisoner to serve their sentence according to their sex at birth

Trans women in male prisons tend to be held in isolation for their own safety but this can have devastating effects on their mental health

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Imagine being told that your access to healthcare is hundreds of years away. It does not make sense. Thank you @scottishtrans.bsky.social for sharing these updated statistics. The Scottish Government can and should do better. greens.scot/news/greens-...

Greens call for action over ‘outrageous’ trans healthcare waiting times

Greens call for action over ‘outrageous’ trans healthcare waiting times - Scottish Greens Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Health, Kayleigh Kinross-O'Neill MSP has called on the Scottish Government to…

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Update: the Sandyford Adult Gender Service has extended the deadline for its waiting list validation exercise once again, from 29th June to 20th July. You can find out more information about the exercise on our website here: www.scottishtrans.org/sandyford-va...

Yesterday, Public Health Scotland published waiting times data for gender identity clinics in Scotland. The data shows that someone joining the list today would expect to wait 163 years for a first appointment. We can't keep waiting. Find out more: www.scottishtrans.org/healthcare/c...

Over the next few weeks we’re sharing some of our findings from each section of our Scottish Trans and Non-binary Experiences Disabled People’s Spotlight Report. You can read it here: www.scottishtrans.org/wp-content/u... This week we’re focusing on Work and Benefits (p.44-55)

We were very pleased to see that the City of Edinburgh Council voted to support a motion to condemn the EHRC’s draft Code of Practice yesterday, 34 votes to 19. Read more about this on our website here: www.scottishtrans.org/edinburgh-co...

After years of committing to introducing legislation to end conversion practices, today the UK Government has published a draft Bill.

Over the next few weeks we’re sharing some of our findings from each section of our Scottish Trans and Non-binary Experiences Disabled People’s Spotlight Report. You can read it here: www.scottishtrans.org/wp-content/u... This week we’re focusing on Homelessness (p.38-43).

Important mass lobby update: With a red weather warning in place for the day, it will not go ahead. We are reaching out to participants with further detail and actions, but please do not travel. We are arranging a future date and will update ❤️ www.transsolidarityalliance.com/post/weather...

Weather update: Mass lobby postponed

With a red weather warning now in place for the day of the planned Mass Lobby for Trans Equality on Thursday 25th June 2026, we are cancelling the lobby on the day and advise people do not travel to W...

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We are saddened to hear about the racist and Islamophobic attacks in Leith, Edinburgh at the weekend, which began near a local mosque and spread into other parts of the community. You can read our full statement here: www.equality-network.org/statement-fo...

The Court of Session has ruled today that the Scottish Prison Service’s policy of conducting a risk assessment for each trans prisoner and then deciding whether to place them on the men’s or women’s prison estate, is unlawful. Read our initial thoughts here: www.scottishtrans.org/statement-on...

Over 100 MPs have signed an early day motion to reject the EHRC's Code of Practice. If your MP hasn't signed yet, it takes two minutes to email and ask them to take action. equalrecognition.eaction.org.uk/rejectthecode

Email your MP to reject the Code of Practice and support EDM 240

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New Victoria Hospital will no longer provide masculising gender-affirming surgery from December. We have been assured by NHS England that it is looking at alternative providers to continue this service, and that they will keep patients informed. transactual.org.uk/blog/2026/06...