(Virtual) Scottish Rural Parliament Advancing equalities

The Virtual Scottish Rural Parliament The Outside the Box team have been going to as many Scottish Rural Parliament sessions as we can. Every session has involved excellent discussions, with lots of ideas shared from different communities. Additionally, lots of contacts are being make and potential for joint working explored! Advancing Equalities workshop Here’s a…

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A children's story group

Storytelling is an important part of our Queer Families group- not only is it a fun and engaging activity for young kids, it’s also a great way to share stories about LGBTQ families and children. We also found that a lot of schools and nurseries want to be more inclusive but aren’t sure where to…

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Our 2 printed LGBTQ+ family support resources

We are excited to launch our new resources, developed alongside our Queer Families group! We started the Queer Families group in Glasgow in 2018 after realising there was a gap for LGBTQ families who wanted to socialise and have friendships with other LGBTQ people, in a child-friendly space. Some felt they had lost their connection…

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We’ve been running our Queer Families group for over a year now, and the time has flown by! We initially set up the group because we heard from some LGBTQ parents that now that they had kids they found themselves in a strange position- typical ‘mums and toddlers’ groups weren’t as LGBTQ friendly as they…

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