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Intersex infant surgery: Parental approval required from Jan 1, 1989 to (none).
It is illegal to perform medical treatment onto any person without consent. However, consent is given by their parents on their behalf under the Children’s Act.
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Blood donations by MSMs: Legal from (unknown) to Jan 1, 2011.
Men who have sex with men were not able to give blood
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Blood donations by MSMs: Legal from Jun 14, 2021 to (none).
Men who have sex with men and who have had the same partner for 3 months or more and meet other eligibility criteria are able to give blood.
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Gender-affirming care: Legal, but restricted for minors from Mar 12, 2024 to Jun 2, 2024.
On March 12th 2024, England stopped the NHS from prescribing puberty blockers to minors. The drugs can still be accessed in the private sector, but are no longer covered in the public healthcare…
Sources: bbc.com/news/health-68549091
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Gender-affirming care: Legal, but banned for minors from Jun 3, 2024 to Sep 3, 2024.
On May 29th 2024, the UK Parliament voted to "close the loophole" by banning private care physicians as well as prescribers registered in the European Economic Area or Switzerland from…
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Censorship of LGBT issues: No censorship from (unknown) to (none).
In Scotland, there are no laws restricting LGBTQ+ topics
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Censorship of LGBT issues: No censorship from (unknown) to (none).
In Scotland, there are no laws restricting LGBTQ+ topics
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender: Not legally recognized from (unknown) to (none).
Non-Binary identities are still not recognized in Scotland, despite it being previously planned in the gender recognition reform bill and majority of Scottish people agreeing it should be recognized.
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"Old wording was too vague"
Same-sex marriage: Legal from Dec 16, 2014 to (none).
MSPs voted by 105 to 18 in favour of the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Bill. Establishes belief ceremonies, such as humanist ceremonies as a "third form of marriage", alongside…
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Right to change legal gender: Legal, but requires medical diagnosis from Apr 4, 2005 to (none).
The Gender Recognition Act (GRA) of 2004 is a UK law allowing transgender people to change their legal gender. It established a process for obtaining a Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC), granting…
Sources: gov.scot/policies/lgbti/gen…~:text=This%20requires%20applicants%20to%3A,the%20rest%20of%20their%20life
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Same-sex marriage: Civil unions (marriage rights) from Dec 1, 2005 to Dec 15, 2014.
The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (CPA 2004), which extends across the United Kingdom, created a union, at that time for same sex couples only, which is very similar, but not fully identical, to…
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Same-sex marriage: Legal from Dec 16, 2014 to (none).
In 2014 the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act allowed same sex couples to marry. This means that same sex couples have a choice between marriage and civil partnership.
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Homosexual activity: Legal from Feb 1, 1981 to (none).
Homosexual activities were legalised in Scotland — on the same basis as that which was used for the 1967 Act – by Section 80 of the Criminal Justice
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