Scottish Government

Sexual Orientation

People in the LGBT community often suffer discrimination and oppression in the workforce. It is essential that research and policy continue to examine ways the experiences of people of various sexual orientations and find ways to eliminate barriors for them.

Scottish Executive

• Sexual Orientation Research Phase 3 - A Stocktake of Local Authority Policy and Practice (2006) A stocktake of current policy and practice relating to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people at local authority level in Scotland that provides a baseline for the policy and practice of local authority in relation to sexual orientation and gender identity.
• Sexual Orientation Research Phase 3 - A Stocktake of Local Authority Policy and Practice- Research Findings (2006)
• Sexual Orientation Research Phase 2: The Future of LGBT Research - Perspectives of Community Organisations (2003) This document reports on qualitative research carried out with representatives of LGBT organisations in Scotland
• Sexual Orientation Research Phase 2: The Future of LGBT Research - Perspectives of Community Organisations (2003) The research priorities for the project.
• Sexual Orientation Research Phase 1: A Review of Methodological Approaches (2003) This document is a review of sexual orientation research methodologies and data sources. For information on Employment & Training - see Policy & Subject Areas, Section 5.1.5
• The Experience of Violence & Harassment of Gay Men in the City of Edinburgh (2000) Chapter Six: The Workplace. This chapter presents the material gathered via desk research into the experiences of gay men at work