#Scottish politics

[ayeforscotland]

If you ever needed proof that the new hate crimes laws are a good thing lmao

[nothing-particularly-exciting]

well done to everyone protesting against scotland vs israel tonight in glasgow - a country committing genocide should never be allowed in the world of sports, or any other competition

[jess-emurphy]

Trans people might be the reason the UK breaks up finally

[skye-blacke]

A developer is once more seeking permission to build an 18-hole golf course on a protected nature site – Coul Links, just outside Embo, on the east coast of Sutherland. In the middle of a climate emergancy, in a time of strife and hardship - people are planning to strip away even more of Scotlands beauty and nature for the gains of the rich to play around for a few hours. Also Fuck Golf Courses

[lavenderlyncis]

Now that the anger has calmed down, the desperation and sadness is creeping in. Imagine being so despised as a group of people that a simple law meant to make your life easier gets people so angry that an entire nation might break up over it. That's how hated we are. The English government would rather risk losing Scotland than allowing us our deserved rights. I feel like screaming and I'm sure you do too

But there is a good side to this. Look at how many people, not just in Scotland but all over the world, stand in solidarity with us. Look how many scots are ready to abandon the UK, partly for us. Look at how angry people are over this, not at us but for us

I don't think I've ever felt this desperate and hopeful at the same time

[thatrandomblogsays]

So England believes a child (16) is mature enough to have sex with an adult (gross) but that child can’t decide their gender identity at 16?

[aeolianblues]

WALES, NORTHERN IRELAND AND CORNWALL ARE TORY-FREE

+ Scotland is down to 5 Tory MP/“s

[diah-the-demon]

Ive not seen it talked about on here yet but laws around hrt for under 18s in the uk has changed

They have banned all hrt for under 18 year olds in the uk, nhs or private services. This was put in place without any vote on the subject, The government has done this because of the Cass report's release

It was put into effect on june 3rd but no news media so far (to my or my friends knowledge) has covered it. I only just found this out by one of my friends, who is currently 17 but is turning 18 a week after they were supposed to get hrt but it has been blocked from him because he is still under 18.

I know i have like no reach on this platform but i think this deserves to atleast be known

I will put a tiktok of finnster talking about it and how it affects their charity work here, because they know more about this than i do and can explain it better than i can (link to original tiktok)

I wont force you to but i beg you to reblog because the fact i hadn't heard about this until now is crazy!

[ayeforscotland]

We are so back.

[northern-punk-lad]

This is awful

[off-your-chest-posts]

Hi, @prideknights can you spread this around, as we know the Holidays, this time of year, in general, can be challenging for queer people so some good news might lift some spirits. Its a historical moment in Scotland and we can only hope the rest of the UK follow their lead.

[kaleidoscopic-quiddity]

quick note for all my non scottish followers: you will likely see uk media referring to the GRA reforms that just got passed in holyrood as 'controversial', that is an incorrect statement. the GRA reforms had a majority support from all but one major party (i'll let you guess which one) and won the vote with a substantial majority. Scotland is in absolutely no way perfect and neither is our politics, but trans rights are not controversial here amongst anyone who's not a vitriolic transmisogynist.

[lavenderlyncis]

The UK was always destined to fall, I'm just glad that it's happening within my lifetime

[greencarnation]

Scotland has officially called for:

An immediate ceasefire

Recognition of a Palestinian state

The international criminal court to investigate Israel's war crimes

It's a small step, but I'm proud of my country. The rest of the UK must follow.

[you-are-not-here]

I didn’t see them announcing the news

[craigthetourguide]

Some rare good news 🎇🎇🎇 no more erasure of working class and social history!