Pro-LGBT group sued over ‘negligence leading to abuse’

LGBT Youth Scotland is being taken to court over claims that it failed to prevent child sex abuse.

According to The Scottish Daily Mail, a man is suing the controversial trans activist group for over £100,000 after it failed to protect him from harm. He remains anonymous due to a court order, but the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service has confirmed that the case has been lodged.

In 2009, LGBT Youth Scotland’s former Chief Executive James Rennie was given a life sentence for child sex offences.

Taxpayers’ money

Two months ago, a co-author of one of the group’s publications for gender-confused children was convicted of grooming and sharing indecent images.

Andrew Easton contributed to a 2010 “coming out” guide for pupils as young as 13. It claimed: “Transgender people are people whose gender identity – who they are internally or their ‘innate’ gender – is different to their physical body or the gender they were assigned at birth.”

Following Easton’s conviction, Scottish Conservative MSP Meghan Gallacher said: “This is a deeply disturbing situation. It is long overdue that we audit just how much public money this organisation receives and seek assurances over what safeguarding assessments are in place.”

In 2022-23, the controversial trans activist group received almost half a million pounds in grants from the Scottish Government, and a further £500,000 from local authorities and NHS organisations.

‘Caution to the wind’

Earlier this year it was revealed that over 250 Scottish schools were ‘championing’ trans ideology for accreditation under LGBT Youth Scotland’s ‘Charter for Education’ scheme.

Kaimes School in Edinburgh, with over 90 children and young people with autism on its roll, was signed up to the group’s controversial charter. A school document suggested that people diagnosed with autism may “feel there is less need to fit societal norms” and therefore “feel more able to express and explore our authentic sexuality and gender identity”.

The taxpayer-funded charity provides extensive resources to schools – including lesson plans, assembly material and posters – promoting transgender ideology. Two schools in East Lothian developed guidelines shaped by the activist group on hiding children’s ‘gender identity’ from parents.