The LGBT Network was an LGBT rights charity based in Scotland.[1]
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.[5]
- ^ Charity Registration - http://www.oscr.org.uk/CharityIndexDetails.aspx?id=SC040190 Archived 1 February 2021 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Marriage Equality Petition - PE1239 - http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/petitions/docs/PE1239.htm Archived 2009-10-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Partners in Advocacy". Partners in Advocacy. Archived from the original on 29 June 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
- ^ "The Scottish Parliament - Committees - Public Petitions - Written Submissions". Archived from the original on 17 July 2010. Retrieved 3 November 2009.
- ^ a b Grew, Tony (15 April 2008). "Scots Parliament considers gay blood ban". PinkNews.co.uk. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
- ^ "Blood Transfusion Service rejects gay donor calls". Herald Scotland. 5 November 2008. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
- ^ "BBC NEWS | Scotland | Gay blood donor appeal rejected". Swba.se. 4 November 2008. Archived from the original on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
- ^ "'Unfair' ban on gay blood donors to stay - Health - Scotsman.com". News.scotsman.com. 4 November 2008. Retrieved 6 May 2012.