Marlyn Glen: ...short, and it largely mirrors the existing race and religion aggravation provisions. Groups such as the Equality Network recognise and applaud the definitions of disability, sexual orientation and transgender identity as having been well and inclusively drafted. As we have heard, the new statutory aggravations in the bill will be applied to existing offences, which will encourage...
Marlyn Glen: ...every aspect of public life, whether positions are elected or appointed. It is only right to encourage people from low-wage backgrounds, women, ethnic minorities and the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities to enter public life. Public bodies are subject to the general legal duties to promote gender, disability and race equality, as well as to wider equality obligations not...
Marlyn Glen: The Gender Recognition Bill is a measure that will impact directly on a very small number of people in Scotland, but it will bring a significant improvement to the lives of transgender men and women. The Sewel motion is designed to allow us to apply the rulings of the European Court of Human Rights, and that form of approach is welcomed by the transgender community, because it allows us to...