25 June 2026 | News
The Bill proposed only covers England and Wales. Extensive work has been done in Scotland to prepare for a Scottish Bill, which we have been calling for for years. Any legislation that is brought forward, either in the Scottish Parliament or the Westminster Parliament, must end these abhorrent practices in Scotland for good.
22 June 2026 | News
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.
20 May 2026 | News
Today marks 50 years since the UK ratified the United Nations International Covenant on Economic Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR).
12 May 2026 | News
Our thoughts on and hopes for the upcoming Scottish Parliamentary session.
7 May 2026 | Events, News
7 May 2026 | Events, News
24 March 2026 | News
6 March 2026 | News
9 December 2025 | News
4 December 2025 | News
Our new strategy lays out how we will move forward, work together to push back, sustain and protect what we have already achieved, and together move towards progressive and meaningful change.
23 October 2025 | News
Ace Week, formerly Asexual Awareness Week, is an international campaign to raise awareness and expand education about the asexuality spectrum.
7 October 2025 | News
The Scottish Government have released analysis of responses to their 2024 consultation on a bill to end conversion practices. They have reaffirming their commitment to introducing a bill if Westminster does not do so.
14 July 2025 | News
Last week (11th July 2025) we wrote to the United Nations Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity alongside 16 other LGBTI+ equality and human rights organisations
11 July 2025 | News
10 July 2025 | News
We’re happy to announce the launch of our new research report, ‘Still Complicated’, the follow-up to our 2015 ‘Complicated?’ report, about how bi+ people’s experiences of services have changed and their current recommendations for improvement.
4 June 2025 | News
Statement from Scottish LGBTI+ organisations about the EHRC’s consultation on their draft Code of Practice, and why we are being more cautious in engaging with it than we normally would be.
26 May 2025 | Events, News
14 May 2025 | News, Press releases
UK falls to lowest ever ranking on European Rainbow Index of LGBTI equality laws
12 May 2025 | News
6 May 2025 | News, Press releases
Read our press release responding to the Scottish Government’s Programme for Government
2 May 2025 | News
Joint statement from Scottish LGBTQIA+ organisations on the Scottish Government’s decision to not progress a bill to end conversion practices before
25 April 2025 | Letters, News
24 April 2025 | News
16 April 2025 | News, Press releases
20 March 2025 | News
We stand with Scottish Disabled People’s Organisations Inclusion Scotland and Glasgow Disability Alliance in their criticism of the UK Government’s decision to slash benefits for disabled people, including significant cuts to who will be eligible for Personal Independence Payment (PIP).
13 March 2025 | News
Read our blog post about the Committee’s Concluding Observations.
29 January 2025 | News, Press releases
According to a new YouGov opinion poll, 2 in 3 adults in Scotland support a ban on so-called “conversion therapy” where people seek to change someone’s sexual orientation or gender identity. The poll was commissioned by LGBTI+ organisation, Equality Network, and conducted 2nd – 7th of January 2025.
21 January 2025 | Letters, News
21 November 2024 | News
30 July 2024 | News
The Scottish Trans report on the experiences of over 500 trans and non-binary people across Scotland is now live!
Click here to read the report and find out about our community’s experiences with public services, their local area, housing, homelessness, benefits, work, and the cost of living.
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Equality Network is a national lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) equality and human rights charity.
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We are grateful for funding from the Scottish Government
