Archive - Scottish Lesbians

Lesbians respond to the UK Supreme Court ruling

The recent, unanimous UK Supreme Court ruling, that ‘sex’ in the Equality Act 2010 means biological sex, was a momentous one for lesbians.

Apr 29 •

Scottish Lesbians

Lesbians: the cause of, and solution to, all life’s problems

With thanks to Homer Simpson

Apr 25 •

Scottish Lesbians

After the Supreme Court

I was privileged to be in the Supreme Court on Wednesday as the ruling was handed down in the For Women Scotland case.

Apr 19 •

Scottish Lesbians

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March 2025

Lesbian Survey 2025

We’re currently running our Lesbian Survey 2025, and we’d love some more responses!

Mar 10 •

Scottish Lesbians

February 2025

I’ve been a member of the RCN since my student nurse days in the early 2000s.

Feb 21 •

Scottish Lesbians

December 2024

Scottish Lesbians at the Supreme Court

Scottish Lesbians, along with The Lesbian Project and LGB Alliance, submitted a written intervention to the For Women Scotland appeal heard at the UK…

Dec 1, 2024 •

Scottish Lesbians

October 2024

Supreme Court Intervention

We were delighted recently to be granted permission to make a written intervention in the forthcoming appeal brought by For Women Scotland, to be heard…

Oct 31, 2024 •

Scottish Lesbians

June 2024

Lesbians at Edinburgh Pride 2024

It was a hard sell, asking lesbians if they would like to do some leafleting at Edinburgh Pride this year.

Jun 27, 2024 •

Scottish Lesbians

May 2024

There are no 'lesbian bars' - our letter to BBC Woman's Hour

Last week, BBC Woman’s Hour ran a segment on what was described as a resurgence in lesbian bars.

May 19, 2024 •

Scottish Lesbians

April 2024

‘Trans Tits’, ‘Girl Dick’ and a pressure as old as time

Thanks to the last decade of intensive trans rights activism, there is quite a body of signage and messaging around which is offensive and harmful to…

Apr 14, 2024 •

Scottish Lesbians

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Lorraine Douglas

March 2024

We’ve had a busy couple of weeks on social media, following ‘badgegate’ and the subsequent decision by the Scottish Parliament to ‘minimise the risk of…

Mar 24, 2024 •

Scottish Lesbians

What's in a name?

When it comes to Scottish Lesbians, it seems, quite a lot.

Mar 17, 2024 •

Scottish Lesbians

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