- Conference
- 2023 National LGBT+ Conference
- Date
- 21 July 2023
- Decision
- Carried
Conference notes the negative impact of media reporting regarding lgbt+ people in the wake of Gender Reform Act being proposed and agreed by the Scottish Parliament.
Conference notes that this has contributed to many lgbt+ people decreasing their interactions with their communities especially in the sporting community.
Conference further notes the negative impact, in terms of inclusion of Lgbt+ people into sport, by recent proposals by sporting bodies such as Scottish Rugby to choose to not include trans women or trans girls into grassroots and elite rugby.
Conference notes that this is impacting on people’s human right to have access to sport and achievement and thus negatively impacting on people’s wellbeing.
Action:
National LGBT + committee to campaign for lgbt+ people’s inclusion into sport at every level.
National LGBT+ committee to support lgbt + sports organisations such as LEAP Sports in Scotland and Pride Sports in England to lobby sporting governing bodies to encourage them to develop inclusive policies to support lgbt+ athletes into sport at every level.
National LGBT+ committee to encourage branches especially those in Local Government where leisure trusts may be in place to engage members in these areas to encourage and support development of lgbt+ inclusive policies for sporting clubs / community groups who they may come into contact with .