Editing Scottish Greens (section)

=== LGBT+ rights ===
The party has campaigned strongly for LGBT rights, with the party publishing a specific LGBT+ manifesto co-produced with its LGBT wing.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wakefield |first=Lily |date=2021-04-28 |title=Scottish Green Party reveals plan to tackle 'resurgence of homophobia and transphobia' |url=https://www.thepinknews.com/2021/04/28/scottish-green-party-lgbt-manifesto-rainbow-greens-patrick-harvie/ |access-date=2024-01-02 |work=PinkNews}}</ref> The party supports gender self-identification, banning [[conversion therapy]], improving LGBT+ inclusive education and improving transgender healthcare.<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 April 2021 |title=Scottish Parliament election: what the manifestos say on LGBTI equality |url=https://www.stonewallscotland.org.uk/scottish-parliament-election-what-manifestos-say-lgbti-equality |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117175447/https://www.stonewallscotland.org.uk/scottish-parliament-election-what-manifestos-say-lgbti-equality |archive-date=17 January 2023 |access-date=2 January 2023 |website=[[Stonewall (charity)|Stonewall]] Scotland}}</ref> The party has also campaigned to get more [[non-binary]] people into politics, and voted to 'suspend ties' with the [[Green Party of England and Wales]] due to [[transphobia]] concerns.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Parsons |first=Vic |date=2019-08-02 |title=Scottish Greens launch campaign to get more non-binary people into politics |url=https://www.thepinknews.com/2019/08/02/scottish-greens-campaign-more-non-binary-people-politics/ |access-date=2024-01-02 |work=PinkNews}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Healey |first1=Derek |last2=Amery |first2=Rachel |date=2022-10-16 |title=Scottish Greens vote to 'suspend ties' with Green Party of England and Wales |url=https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/politics/scottish-politics/3789970/scottish-greens-suspend-ties/ |access-date=2022-10-16 |website=The Courier}}</ref>

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The party was the only party to support same-sex civil partnerships upon its entry to the  [[Scottish Parliament]] in 1999.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mackenzie |first=James |date=2013-06-27 |title=When civil partnership was radical |url=http://www.betternation.org/2013/06/when-civil-partnership-was-radical/ |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=Better Nation}}</ref> In 2003, the party's MSP [[Patrick Harvie]] introduced a bill to allow civil partnerships in Scotland.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Partners in Law |url=https://www.gmh.org.uk/core/15/law.shtml |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=www.gmh.org.uk}}</ref> The bill failed, but was key to creating the debate on the topic which let to its passing at Westminster.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reporter |first=Record |date=2016-05-02 |title=Patrick Harvie: Five quick questions for the Scottish Green Party co-convenor |url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/patrick-harvie-everything-you-need-7854618 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=Daily Record |language=en}}</ref>

The Scottish Greens have also firmly supported reforms to the [[Gender Recognition Act 2004]]. The party's MSP [[Andy Wightman]], and later, the party's first MSP [[Robin Harper]] both left the party over the policy.<ref name=":14" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Milton |first=Josh |date=2020-12-18 |title=Scottish Greens MSP resigns over his own party's 'alienating and confrontational' support for trans rights |url=https://www.thepinknews.com/2020/12/18/scottish-greens-msp-resignation-andy-wightman-trans-rights-forensic-medical-services-bill/ |access-date=2024-01-02 |work=PinkNews}}</ref> Despite this, the party remained committed to the policy, arguing that "...human rights, including the rights of trans people, are at the core of our vision and have been since our party was founded over 30 years ago". The party opposed the [[UK Government]]'s veto of the [[Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kelleher |first=Patrick |date=2023-01-13 |title=Tories could trigger constitutional crisis by blocking Scotland gender reform |url=https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/01/13/scotland-gender-bill-tory-government-independence/ |access-date=2024-01-02 |work=PinkNews}}</ref>