Crossman
05-11-2016, 11:06 PM
Scotland 'most gay-friendly country in Europe'
"SCOTLAND would be rated as the most gay-friendly and tolerant nation in Europe if it was separate from the rest of the UK, new research has found.
A survey measuring equality and human rights found that Scotland would top a European league table after meeting 90 per cent of the criteria laid down by campaigning group ILGA-Europe.
The Rainbow Index, which is compiled each year, placed the UK as a whole third on 81 per cent, mostly because of Northern Ireland's refusal to adopt same sex marriage laws."
". . . Malta, which has brought in a number of LGBTI laws into place during the past year, was placed top of the list, while Belgium was in second place."
Read more at:
http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/14483562.Scotland__most_gay_friendly_country_in_Eu rope_/?ref=mr&lp=18
"SCOTLAND would be rated as the most gay-friendly and tolerant nation in Europe if it was separate from the rest of the UK, new research has found.
A survey measuring equality and human rights found that Scotland would top a European league table after meeting 90 per cent of the criteria laid down by campaigning group ILGA-Europe.
The Rainbow Index, which is compiled each year, placed the UK as a whole third on 81 per cent, mostly because of Northern Ireland's refusal to adopt same sex marriage laws."
". . . Malta, which has brought in a number of LGBTI laws into place during the past year, was placed top of the list, while Belgium was in second place."
Read more at:
http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/14483562.Scotland__most_gay_friendly_country_in_Eu rope_/?ref=mr&lp=18