Scotland

The lesser of two evils: A new video depicts a Scottish teen using his set of bagpipes to drown out the cries of a homophobic bigot.

Pink News reports that an outspoken trans activist was found dead in her apartment last Sunday, shortly after friends became worried about her. Danielle Robins was president of Abertay University’s LGBT Society, and had recently spoken of her plans to help the transgender community gain equal rights. Speaking to the Evening Telegraph, she said, “We […]

The United Kindsom’s first Pagan same-sex wedding took place in Edinburgh, Scotland on Sunday. The couple, who have been together for 12 years, are both Hedge Witches and live in Edinbrugh.

Scotlanders are ringing in the new year by celebrating a new marriage equality law that came into effect on New Year’s Eve.

Scotland’s first same-sex marriages can officially begin Tuesday as couples in Scottish civil partnerships can convert their union to marriage.

David Coburn, Scotland’s UKIP (UK Independent Party) Member of the European Parliament (MEP), who describes himself as “spectacularly homosexual” and a “great big screaming poof,” said Thursday that marriage equality supporters are “equality Nazis” who are “rubbing people’s noses in the dirt.”

Same-sex couples in Scotland will be able to plan New Year’s Eve weddings, the date the country’s marriage equality law comes into effect. Scottish Health Secretary Alex Neil said gay and lesbian couples will be able to marry beginning December 31, and couples in an existing civil partnership will also be able to change their relationship to a…

Children who are bullied — and especially those who are frequently bullied — continue to be at risk for a wide range of poor social, health, and economic outcomes nearly four decades after being victimized, according to new research by King’s College London.

LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II on Wednesday gave her royal stamp of approval to Scotland’s Marriage and Civil Partnership Act 2014, clearing the way for same-sex marriage to begin by the end of the year.

EDINBURGH, Scotland — Scotland becomes the 17th country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage, after the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday passed the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Bill by an overwhelming majority.