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In , Scotland became the last jurisdiction in Europe to abolish the death penalty for same-sex sexual intercourse, which reduced the penalty to life imprisonment in a penitentiary. The United Kingdom Parliament voted to pass the Sexual Offences Act for the limited decriminalisation of homosexual acts in only England and Wales. Scotland Act In June , the Scottish Parliament passed the Historical Sexual Offences Pardons and Disregards Act , a law which issued a formal pardon to men, living and dead, convicted of having consensual sex with other men before it was decriminalised.

If an application for a disregard is accepted by the relevant Minister , this prevents the information from being included in disclosure checks and treats the offence as having not occurred.

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Civil partnerships have been a right of same-sex couples in Scotland to access since , when the UK Parliament passed the Civil Partnership Act The Act gives same-sex couples most but not all of the rights and responsibilities of civil marriage. There is a formal process for dissolving partnerships akin to divorce.

The legalisation of same-sex marriage in Scotland has had several notable impacts on legislation relating to Scottish civil partnerships. Though the Scottish Government has yet to decide whether or not to open civil partnerships to mixed-sex couples, the Government has elected to introduce: Since November , civil partnerships originating elsewhere in the United Kingdom other than Scotland including Northern Ireland can be converted to a marriage without the couple being forced to dissolve the civil partnership. Same-sex marriage has been legal in Scotland since 16 December , with the first same-sex marriages occurring on 31 December On 25 July , the Scottish Government announced that it would legalise same-sex marriage.

Although Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced the move as the "right thing to do", she reassured churches that they would not be forced to perform same-sex marriages. On 4 February , the Scottish Parliament held its final reading on the bill to permit same-sex marriages.

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The bill passed by a vote of and received royal assent on 12 March In June , the Scottish Episcopal Church approved of same-sex marriage within church canon law. This change only affects the Episcopal Churches within Scotland and not other religions or denominations of other churches.

Its legal question committee has been asked to report back to the decision-making body in On 28 September , legislation allowing same-sex couples to adopt children in Scotland came into force. Following the changes implemented by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act , lesbian couples who conceive with donated sperm are likely to be treated as both being the parents of their child.

Altruistic surrogacy is legal in the United Kingdom, including Scotland. Since implementation, the Act has covered gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, sex, and sexual orientation among a host of other attributes.

The Act outlaws discrimination, harassment and victimisation of another person because they belong to a group that the Act protects, are thought to belong to one of those groups or are associated with someone who does. In , Scotland enacted legislation providing for penalty enhancements if the commission of a crime is motivated by the victim's sexual orientation or gender identity.

Under the Gender Recognition Act , transgender people in Scotland may change their legal gender. In , the Scottish Government announced plans to start providing an " X " sex descriptor on identity documents, as well as lowering the minimum age of transition to The Scottish National Party 's manifesto supports sex education classes, as well as "equality training" for teachers, that would cover LGBT issues.

Attitudes towards members of the LGBT community have changed drastically in Scotland in just a few decades.

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In the s, the climate was one of extreme homophobia, hostility and public antipathy. Despite homophobic opinions and rhetoric being widespread and mainstream, small LGBT groups began to organise politically and socially, calling among others for the repeal of Section 2A, which banned the "promotion of homosexuality", and which was eventually repealed in despite an organised and a powerful opposition. By the early s, attitudes became increasingly more accepting.

In , legislation allowing transgender people to change their legal gender was enacted. Civil partnerships were legalised in , followed by adoption in and same-sex marriage in Pride Glasgow , an annual pride march held in the summer, is the largest LGBT event in Scotland, with an attendance of usually about 50, people.

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