LGB&T people and public services
A good practice guide from Stonewall Scotland
Further reading and downloads
Guides for Public Service Providers
- Sexual Orientation: the Equality Act Made Simple
- Making the Most of Monitoring
- Engaging LGBT People in Your Work
- Working with Older Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual People: A Guide of Care and Support Services
- Halt Hate Crime: A guide to recognising and reporting homophobic and transphobic hate crime
- Understanding the Housing Needs and Homeless Experiences of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender People in Scotland
- Recognising and Addressing Homophobic and Transphobic Harassment: A guide for social housing providers and homelessness services
- Education Guides
- Workplace Guides
Research
Health
- Gay and Bisexual Men’s Health Survey and Scottish Regional Results (accompanying posters also available)
- Prescription for Change: Lesbian and Bisexual Women’s Health Check and Scottish Regional Results (accompanying posters also available)
- Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual People in Later Life
- Stonewall Health Briefings
Education
- The School Report 2012: The experiences of young gay people in Scotland’s schools
- The Teacher’s Report: Homophobic bullying in Britain’s schools
- Different Families: The experiences of children with lesbian and gay parents
Hate Crime
- How Safe are You? Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people’s experiences of community safety
- Homophobic Hate Crime: The Gay British Crime Survey 2008
- Homophobic Hate Crimes and Hate Incidents: Equality and Human Rights Commission Research Summary 2009
Housing
- City Lights: A study of Scottish LGBT migration patterns
- Safe and Secure? LGBT Experiences of Social Housing in Scotland
Attitudes
- Living Together: Scottish attitudes to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in 2012
- Service with a Smile: LGBT people’s experience of accessing public services in Scotland
- Serves you Right: lesbian and gay people’s expectations of discrimination in Britain and Scotland
- Love Thy Neighbour: what people of faith really think of homosexuality
Media Research
- Unseen on Screen: Gay people on youth TV
- Written Out: The Scottish Press’ treatment of LGB&T people in the news
Resources
Documents
- What’s it got to do with you? 10 reasons why you should fill in those funny looking things at the end of forms
- What’s it got to do with me? 10 reasons why you should keep your public services on their toes
- Pregnant Pause: A guide for lesbians on how to get pregnant
- A Guide for Gay Dads: a guide for gay men wanting to start a family
- Get Hitched: A guide to Civil Partnerships
- Blow the whistle on gay hate: a plain English guide on day hate crime for lesbian, gay and bisexual people
- Putting a Roof Over your Head: A housing guide for LGB&T people in Scotland
Posters and postcards
Note: To order hard copies of any of the above please contact info@stonewallscotland.org.uk
Case study video downloads
| Title | Downloads | |
|---|---|---|
| Need help with our video formats? | ||
| Introduction video | MP4 | OGG |
| The problem with making assumptions | MP4 | OGG |
| Contracting services | MP4 | OGG |
| Afraid to come out (part one) | MP4 | OGG |
| Afraid to come out (part two) | MP4 | OGG |
| Afraid to come out (part three) | MP4 | OGG |
| Civil partnership | MP4 | OGG |
| Conclusion video | MP4 | OGG |
This page contains download links for the various documents and videos referenced throughout this resource, as well as some additional materials for further reading.
These files are provided for educational use only.