Snp manifesto 2021: what we’re doing for the lgbti community — scottish national party

PROTECT AND PROGRESS LGBTI RIGHTS We will continue to demand the full devolution of equality, employment and immigration powers, so that the Scottish Parliament has the powers to protect

LGBTI equality and make Scotland a more equal place to live. We remain firmly committed to improving the lives of trans and non-binary people. Trans people continue to experience stigma and

prejudice and suffer poorer health outcomes relative to the wider population. This needs to change. We are committed to tackling transphobia head on, through inclusive education and action

to tackle prejudice and hate crime. In the next parliament we will work with trans people, women, equality groups, legal and human rights experts to identify the best and most effective way

to improve and simplify the process by which a trans person can obtain legal recognition – so that the trauma associated with that process is reduced. We remain committed to making necessary

changes to the Gender Recognition Act that arise from this work at the earliest opportunity. We will ensure that these changes do not affect the rights or protections that women currently

have under the Equality Act. It is important that concerns about reforms to gender recognition law are addressed through informed and respectful discussion. However, we must not allow them

to be a cover for transphobia or disinformation.