Official statistics show differences in health, wellbeing, and safety linked to people’s demographics and where they live

Class, ethnicity, religion, gender, disability and sexual orientation remain strong indicators of inequalities in issues such as health, mental wellbeing and confidence in the police in Scottish communities.

Legal and human rights experts raise concerns that those on low incomes are disadvantaged by Scottish Government’s legal aid budget 

Campaign for inclusive education recognised at Icon Awards 

Experience of student whose abuse led to suicide to be used as training model

Christina Milarvie Quarrell and John Davis draw from research and writing on families and relationships to question Tory patriarchal politics and to examine what an equal, enabling and supportive relationship looks like

Leigh Wilson says the world is moving backwards and progressive voices across the spectrum must find unity

FROM a historical perspective it can often appear, somewhat erroneously, that we are now living in an enlightened period of liberal sanctity. 

Relativity is nonetheless crucial to judging this, and, were it not for the seismic global events of the past two years, this claim may be more convincingly substantiated. In the context of recent tectonic changes, though, it seems as if we are regressing more than we care to admit.

LGBT activists are seeking to make it easier for trans people to change their legal gender

THE Equality Network and Scottish Trans Alliance are urging the Scottish Parliament to make three key changes to the Gender Recognition Act (2004) to support trans people in Scotland.

The campaign was launched in 2014 by Scottish Trans Alliance, which is the Equality Network project to promote equality and inclusion based on gender identity and gender reassignment.

Charities challenge Scotland’s tech professionals to “be the change they wish to see” in boost to find girls’ role models and volunteers

SCOTLAND’S TECHNOLOGY BODIES are asking for female tech professionals to volunteer as role models as part of a push to help inspire girls of school attending age to take up and excel at science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) subjects and choose digital technology careers.

Tory photo-op backfires over attacks on disability mobility vehicles 

TORY LEADER Ruth Davidson has made a name for herself with some outlandish photo opportunities - including riding a tank and a buffalo. But the jokes wore thin yesterday [Monday 24 April] when another action shot clashed with the reality of Tory policy from Westminster. 

Preventative drug will be first rolled out in Scotland 

SCOTLAND is to become the first nation in the UK to offer, through the NHS, a life saving and extending drug that can lower the risk of HIV infection.

Known as pre-exposure prophylaxis (Prep), it will be used in the NHS to prevent the spread of the virus among high-risk groups as well as people who have an HIV-positive partner.