Outright Scotland
Scottish LGBT rights organisation
Outright Scotland is an LGBT rights organisation based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Founded as the Scottish Minorities Group (SMG) in 1969, and later known as the Scottish Homosexual Rights Group (SHRG), it was the country's first LGBT rights organisation. The group ran as a self-help organisation working for the rights of homosexual men and women, and aimed to provide counselling, work for law reform, and provide meeting places for lesbians and gay men.
History
The group's first meeting in January 1969 was organised by Ian Dunn at his parents' home in Glasgow. Six people attended. The meeting was organised in response to England and Wales' partial decriminalisation of adult homosexual relationships, through the Sexual Offences Act 1967. The act did not apply to Scotland, and it was hoped that through the group, members could work on law reform within Scotland.
The group officially launched on the 9 May 1969, at an open meeting in the Protestant Chaplaincy Centre of Glasgow University. Around 25 men and women were in attendance. SMG meetings moved to the basement of the Catholic Chaplaincy in Edinburgh with the support of its chaplain Father Anthony Ross in August 1969.
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