Motion · S3M-05692 · 8 Feb 2010
LGBT Centre Addressing Health Inequalities
The motion
That the Parliament congratulates the Edinburgh-based LGBT Centre for Health and Wellbeing for the valuable and essential services that it provides to promote the mental health and wellbeing of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in Scotland; understands that, while there have been significant positive changes in legislation over the past decade, the everyday experience of LGBT people is that discrimination, prejudice and hate crime continue, which can have a devastating effect on self-esteem and lead to poor mental and physical health; supports the charity’s vital work to address social isolation, poor mental health and health inequalities among one of Scotland’s most invisible minorities, and wishes the charity every success in its vision of a Scotland where sexual orientation and gender identity do not act as barriers to accessing services or are indicators of poor health outcomes.
Supporters (22)
- Patrick Harvie Scottish Green Party 8 Feb 2010
- Stewart Maxwell 8 Feb 2010
- Anne McLaughlin 8 Feb 2010
- Nanette Milne 8 Feb 2010
- Elaine Smith 8 Feb 2010
- Bill Wilson 8 Feb 2010
- Jackie Baillie Scottish Labour 9 Feb 2010
- Jamie Hepburn Scottish National Party 9 Feb 2010
- Bill Kidd 9 Feb 2010
- Shirley-Anne Somerville Scottish National Party 9 Feb 2010
- Maureen Watt 9 Feb 2010
- Bob Doris Scottish National Party 10 Feb 2010
- Robin Harper 10 Feb 2010
- Liam McArthur Scottish Liberal Democrats 10 Feb 2010
- Linda Fabiani 11 Feb 2010
- Gil Paterson 11 Feb 2010
- Marlyn Glen 12 Feb 2010
- Pauline McNeill Scottish Labour 15 Feb 2010
- Malcolm Chisholm 19 Feb 2010
- Joe FitzPatrick 24 Feb 2010
- Rhoda Grant 26 Feb 2010
- Stuart McMillan Scottish National Party 26 Feb 2010
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.