Outright Scotland
Encyclopedia
Outright Scotland is a LGBT rights organisation based in Edinburgh
, Scotland
.
(SMG) in 1969.
In 1974, SMG bought the premises on Broughton Street that became the Edinburgh LGBT Centre
.
In 1978 SMG changed its name to the Scottish Homosexual Rights Group (SHRG).
In 1982 SHRG began publishing the now defunct Gay Scotland magazine.
In 1992, SHRG became Outright Scotland.
in 1999, SHRG fall down.
, Scottish Executive
and Scottish Public Institutions such as the National Health Service
, Police and Justice System, Outright Scotland is currently dormant with much of their former role being taken by the Equality Network and Stonewall Scotland.
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
.
History
Outright Scotland began as the Scottish Minorities GroupScottish Minorities Group
The Scottish Minorities Group was a Scottish gay rights group officially founded in Glasgow on 9 May 1969. The group was a self-help organisation working for the rights of homosexual men and women, and had the aims of providing counselling, working for law reform and providing meeting places for...
(SMG) in 1969.
In 1974, SMG bought the premises on Broughton Street that became the Edinburgh LGBT Centre
Edinburgh LGBT Centre
The Edinburgh LGBT Centre is a lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community centre located at 58a/60 Broughton Street, Edinburgh, Scotland....
.
In 1978 SMG changed its name to the Scottish Homosexual Rights Group (SHRG).
In 1982 SHRG began publishing the now defunct Gay Scotland magazine.
In 1992, SHRG became Outright Scotland.
in 1999, SHRG fall down.
Today
Latterly focusing on work around the Scottish ParliamentScottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament is the devolved national, unicameral legislature of Scotland, located in the Holyrood area of the capital, Edinburgh. The Parliament, informally referred to as "Holyrood", is a democratically elected body comprising 129 members known as Members of the Scottish Parliament...
, Scottish Executive
Scottish Executive
The Scottish Government is the executive arm of the devolved government of Scotland. It was established in 1999 as the Scottish Executive, from the extant Scottish Office, and the term Scottish Executive remains its legal name under the Scotland Act 1998...
and Scottish Public Institutions such as the National Health Service
NHS Scotland
NHS Scotland is the publicly funded healthcare system of Scotland. Although they are separate bodies the organisational separation between NHS Scotland and the other three healthcare organisations each commonly called the National Health Service in the United Kingdom tends to be hidden from its...
, Police and Justice System, Outright Scotland is currently dormant with much of their former role being taken by the Equality Network and Stonewall Scotland.
See also
- LGBT rights in the United Kingdom
- List of LGBT rights organisations