Dougie Morgan and his husband were victims of two homophobic attacks in 2016 ...
“My husband Graham was there the first time – I was away on a mental health first aid course in England,” he told The National.
“I do support transgender veterans, and this act has caused so much angst and mental health issues,” he said.“The Scottish government has just not got it quite right,” he said. The now 68 year old – who works as a video moderator for TikTok – said that she was also often picked on at school, including being called racial slurs, but said it was “never straightforward” what can be labelled a hate crime and what is just racism.
She added that while the legislation has to be there, it needs to be complemented with other actions including in schools to tackle the issue earlier on. A member of Age Scotland’s Ethnic Minority Older People Forum – which challenges inequality and discrimination faced by ethnic minority older people – he told The National that ultimately he backs the act but also has his reservations.
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