LGBT Network

The LGBT Network was an LGBT rights charity based in Scotland.[1]

LGBT Network Logo

The LGBT Network was founded as a not for profit organisation in April 2008 and operated throughout Europe and was credited with launching a petition for same-sex marriage at the Scottish Parliament in January 2009.[2]

The Chairperson of the LGBT Network was Rob McDowall, who is Director of SIACC, Board Member of Partners in Advocacy[3] and a member of the Equality Council.

McDowall launched a petition in 2008[4] calling on the Scottish Parliament to lift the ban on gay and bisexual men donating blood.[5][6][7][8] The petition received high level support from Ross Finnie MSP, Alyn Smith MEP and Struan Stevenson MEP [9]

References
  1. Charity Registration - http://www.oscr.org.uk/CharityIndexDetails.aspx?id=SC040190
  2. Marriage Equality Petition - PE1239 - http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/petitions/docs/PE1239.htm Archived 2009-10-16 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Partners in Advocacy". Partners in Advocacy. Archived from the original on 2012-06-29. Retrieved 2012-05-06.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-07-17. Retrieved 2009-11-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. Grew, Tony (2008-04-15). "Scots Parliament considers gay blood ban". PinkNews.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-05-06.
  6. "Blood Transfusion Service rejects gay donor calls". Herald Scotland. 2008-11-05. Retrieved 2012-05-06.
  7. "BBC NEWS | Scotland | Gay blood donor appeal rejected". Swba.se. 2008-11-04. Archived from the original on 2011-10-09. Retrieved 2012-05-06.
  8. "'Unfair' ban on gay blood donors to stay - Health - Scotsman.com". News.scotsman.com. 2008-11-04. Retrieved 2012-05-06.
  9. http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2008/04/15/scots-parliament-considers-gay-blood-ban/
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