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Celebrating LGBT+ History Month

  • Submitted by: Joe FitzPatrick, Dundee City West, Scottish National Party.
  • Date lodged: Friday, 17 February 2023
  • Motion reference: S6M-07857
  • Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, 28 February 2023

That the Parliament recognises that February is LGBT+ History Month; notes that LGBT+ History Month exists to raise awareness of the LGBT+ community’s history and promote equality; welcomes the theme for 2023 LGBT+ History Month, "Behind the Lens", which aims to celebrate LGBT+ people’s hard work and contributions made to the production of film and cinema from "behind the lens", such as directors, producers, cinematographers, screenwriters, costume designers, musical score composers, choreographers, special effects artists, makeup artists, set designers, lighting specialists, sound specialists, and support staff, such as caterers; further welcomes LGBT+ History Month’s celebration of people in all their diversity, through raising awareness and tackling prejudice with education; understands that LGBT+ History Month is coordinated by LGBT Youth Scotland, a national charity aimed at promoting health and wellbeing among LGBTQIA young people aged 13 to 25 across the country, hosting in-person and online events in partnership with other organisations; wishes all involved every success in their endeavours, and notes the call for everyone to support the campaign and raise awareness of the part that everyone can play in making Scotland a fairer, just and more equal society for all.


Supported by: Karen Adam, Clare Adamson, Colin Beattie, Miles Briggs, Siobhian Brown, Alexander Burnett, Stephanie Callaghan, Maggie Chapman, Willie Coffey, Natalie Don, Bob Doris, James Dornan, Jackie Dunbar, Pam Duncan-Glancy, Annabelle Ewing, Jim Fairlie, Christine Grahame, Jamie Greene, Ross Greer, Emma Harper, Bill Kidd, Richard Leonard, Fulton MacGregor, Ruth Maguire, Liam McArthur, Paul McLennan, Stuart McMillan, Marie McNair, Jenni Minto, Audrey Nicoll, Paul O'Kane, Emma Roddick, Alex Rowley, Mark Ruskell, Collette Stevenson, Kaukab Stewart, Paul Sweeney, David Torrance, Evelyn Tweed, Mercedes Villalba