Submission Documents: Motion by Bailie Elaine Gallagher:- "This Council welcomes Pride month as a celebration of LGBTQ+ visibility and unity. The Council recognises that Pride is the anniversary of the Stonewall riots, the result of police oppression and injustice against LGBTQ+ people, in particular drag queens and other gender- nonconforming people. As such, the Council recognises that Pride is a protest against continuing injustice. The Council recognises the growing evidence that anti-drag-queen and anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment is the result of a small right-wing minority, not the general populace. The Council recognises that such sentiment is resulting in increasing threats to trans and gender-nonconforming people, the establishment of a hostile environment to LGBTQ+ people, and to violence against trans people encouraged by this hostile environment, resulting in multiple deaths each year including suicides that are attributable to harassment, and are commemorated on Trans Day of Remembrance. The Council recognises that such sentiment is equivalent to the sentiment that resulted in the Section 28 legislation, which caused severe harm to LGBTQ+ rights and individuals, and that such sentiment has become equivalent in some instances to a genocidal threat against trans people. The Council also recognises the expanding threat to women's rights that anti-trans sentiment represents, with cisgender women now being victimised for wearing trousers or otherwise not appearing sufficiently female. Council further notes that protests against events involving drag or cross-dressing are counter to long-standing traditions such as pantomime, and such events are part of Glasgow's culture and no threat to the morals of Glasgow's children. The Council resolves that such sentiment has no place in a democratic society. The Council deplores the intention of the current Westminster administration to focus on anti-trans and other such so-called "culture war" activities instead of addressing the needs of the nation with regard to corruption, greed and economic injustice. The Council moves that it will not support such culture war activities and that the Council's measures to ensure protection of equality and human rights will include protection of vulnerable LGBTQ+ people to the limit of its ability. The Council requests the relevant conveners review current LGBTQ+ equality measures with regard to protection of trans- and gender-nonconforming people, their effectiveness in reducing the impact of the culture war and hostile anti-LGBTQ+ environment, and their protection of trans identities and vulnerable trans people. Council notes initial measures in schools to promote transgender-inclusive classrooms, as well as schools that have achieved Charter Status with LGBT Youth Scotland, and the support of the Time for Inclusion in Education (TIE) campaign in developing events such as Storytelling and Creative Workshops. The Council requests the relevant conveners and responsible officers further develop these measures and to roll them out to all schools in Glasgow. The Council will demonstrate its support for Pride and LGBTQ+ equality by amending the flag policy and procuring appropriate flags to fly in order to commemorate Pride, Trans and Bi days of visibility, Trans Day of Remembrance, etc. Council congratulates the organisers of the recent Pride Light event, and proposes that as of 2024 an annual civic reception will be held in the City Chambers on the day of Pride in Glasgow to welcome the LGBTQ+ community." Help Icon

This is the list of documents available for the submission Motion by Bailie Elaine Gallagher:- "This Council welcomes Pride month as a celebration of LGBTQ+ visibility and unity. The Council recognises that Pride is the anniversary of the Stonewall riots, the result of police oppression and injustice against LGBTQ+ people, in particular drag queens and other gender- nonconforming people. As such, the Council recognises that Pride is a protest against continuing injustice. The Council recognises the growing evidence that anti-drag-queen and anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment is the result of a small right-wing minority, not the general populace. The Council recognises that such sentiment is resulting in increasing threats to trans and gender-nonconforming people, the establishment of a hostile environment to LGBTQ+ people, and to violence against trans people encouraged by this hostile environment, resulting in multiple deaths each year including suicides that are attributable to harassment, and are commemorated on Trans Day of Remembrance. The Council recognises that such sentiment is equivalent to the sentiment that resulted in the Section 28 legislation, which caused severe harm to LGBTQ+ rights and individuals, and that such sentiment has become equivalent in some instances to a genocidal threat against trans people. The Council also recognises the expanding threat to women's rights that anti-trans sentiment represents, with cisgender women now being victimised for wearing trousers or otherwise not appearing sufficiently female. Council further notes that protests against events involving drag or cross-dressing are counter to long-standing traditions such as pantomime, and such events are part of Glasgow's culture and no threat to the morals of Glasgow's children. The Council resolves that such sentiment has no place in a democratic society. The Council deplores the intention of the current Westminster administration to focus on anti-trans and other such so-called "culture war" activities instead of addressing the needs of the nation with regard to corruption, greed and economic injustice. The Council moves that it will not support such culture war activities and that the Council's measures to ensure protection of equality and human rights will include protection of vulnerable LGBTQ+ people to the limit of its ability. The Council requests the relevant conveners review current LGBTQ+ equality measures with regard to protection of trans- and gender-nonconforming people, their effectiveness in reducing the impact of the culture war and hostile anti-LGBTQ+ environment, and their protection of trans identities and vulnerable trans people. Council notes initial measures in schools to promote transgender-inclusive classrooms, as well as schools that have achieved Charter Status with LGBT Youth Scotland, and the support of the Time for Inclusion in Education (TIE) campaign in developing events such as Storytelling and Creative Workshops. The Council requests the relevant conveners and responsible officers further develop these measures and to roll them out to all schools in Glasgow. The Council will demonstrate its support for Pride and LGBTQ+ equality by amending the flag policy and procuring appropriate flags to fly in order to commemorate Pride, Trans and Bi days of visibility, Trans Day of Remembrance, etc. Council congratulates the organisers of the recent Pride Light event, and proposes that as of 2024 an annual civic reception will be held in the City Chambers on the day of Pride in Glasgow to welcome the LGBTQ+ community.".

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