Taiwan’s parliament has become the first in Asia to legalise same-sex marriage following a vote on Friday.Continue reading Equality News Update: BBC News: Taiwan gay marriage: Parliament legalises same-sex unions
Equality News Update: The National: Diversity in focus as Refugee Festival Scotland returns
AUDIENCES will be “inspired and uplifted” as this year’s Refugee Festival Scotland focuses on the role art plays in rebuilding lives, organisers say. Continue reading Equality News Update: The National: Diversity in focus as Refugee Festival Scotland returns
Equality News Update: Third Force News: Basic income should replace benefits system, says charity
The benefits system should be scrapped – and replaced with a basic income, according to a charity.Continue reading Equality News Update: Third Force News: Basic income should replace benefits system, says charity
Equality News Update: Pink News: Two in three older LGBT people experience discrimination in healthcare
Two in three older LGBT+ people have faced discrimination or abuse in the healthcare system, discouraging them from seeking treatment.Continue reading Equality News Update: Pink News: Two in three older LGBT people experience discrimination in healthcare
Equality News Update: Third Force News: Employers target mental health stigma
Major employers across Scotland are standing up to break down mental health stigma in the workplace.Continue reading Equality News Update: Third Force News: Employers target mental health stigma
Equality News Update: Ekklesia: Church of Scotland makes fresh commitment to tackle human trafficking and slavery
The Church of Scotland has made a fresh commitment to tackle the “moral scandal” of human trafficking and modern slavery. It has signed a declaration to work with the Scottish Government and other statutory services and sectors to eradicate the scourge on society.Continue reading Equality News Update: Ekklesia: Church of Scotland makes fresh commitment to tackle human trafficking and slavery
Equality News Update: Kingdom FM: Cupar rugby making the game accessible to disabled players
A rugby club in Cupar is making the game accessible to people with physical or mental disabilities by changing the rules.Continue reading Equality News Update: Kingdom FM: Cupar rugby making the game accessible to disabled players
Equality News Update: The National: ‘New milestone’ in bid to improve diversity in Scottish universities
AN initiative to boost the number of young people from deprived communities in Scotland’s universities should provide a “step change in knowledge” on how to achieve this. Continue reading Equality News Update: The National: ‘New milestone’ in bid to improve diversity in Scottish universities
Equality News Update: The Daily Mail: New UN campaign to bring youth into gender equality fight
UNITED NATIONS (AP) – The U.N. women’s agency launched a campaign Monday to bring a young generation of women and men into the campaign for gender equality ahead of next year’s 25th anniversary of the conference that adopted the only international platform to achieve women’s rights and empowerment.Continue reading Equality News Update: The Daily Mail: New UN campaign to bring youth into gender equality fight
Equality News Update: Third Force News: Forces’ families need more support
Those leaving the armed forces are struggling to adapt to civilian life, charity research has shownContinue reading Equality News Update: Third Force News: Forces’ families need more support
Equality News Update: Fife Today: Fife station disabled access bid rejected
A bid for funding to create disabled access for commuters at Burntisland train station has been rejected for a second time.Continue reading Equality News Update: Fife Today: Fife station disabled access bid rejected
Equality News Update: Holyrood: Scottish Government to take advice on raising age of criminal responsibility beyond 12
The Scottish Government is to consider raising the age of criminal responsibility in Scotland higher than 12, children’s minister Maree Todd has announced.Continue reading Equality News Update: Holyrood: Scottish Government to take advice on raising age of criminal responsibility beyond 12
Equality News Update: The Herald: Millions paid out in first three months of new baby grant
Around £3.5 million has been paid out to almost 10,000 low-income families in the first three months of a new payment scheme to help cover the costs of having a baby, according to official statistics.Continue reading Equality News Update: The Herald: Millions paid out in first three months of new baby grant
Equality News Update: The Courier: Global cycling project launches in Dunfermline
Pensioners’ pedal power has pitched up in Pittencrieff Park.Continue reading Equality News Update: The Courier: Global cycling project launches in Dunfermline
Equality News Update: Common Space: STUC demands ‘urgent action’ to end major shortage of accessible housing for disabled Scots
Tens of thousands of disabled Scots lack access to suitable housing as Scotland lags behind other parts of the UKContinue reading Equality News Update: Common Space: STUC demands ‘urgent action’ to end major shortage of accessible housing for disabled Scots