Holyrood staff banned from wearing rainbow lanyard

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/holyrood-staff-banned-from-wearing-rainbow-lanyard/ar-BB1kiwuT?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=f283625176aa4afbb554a57987e452a5&ei=52

Story by David Wallace Lockhart (21 March 2024)

Scottish Parliament staff are no longer allowed to wear rainbow lanyards or pins - or other accessories that show support for social movements - at Holyrood.

All staff must now wear a generic purple lanyard.

Claire Baker, an MSP who sits on the Scottish Parliament's Corporate Body (SPCB), announced the changes in the Holyrood chamber earlier. A Scottish Parliament spokesperson said: "This decision will help minimise the risk of perceived bias."

The new policy will take effect immediately.

The Scottish Parliament issued an apology in November 2022 after a woman was ejected from a committee meeting for refusing to remove a scarf in suffragette colours.

An email has been sent to parliament staff saying "staff must wear a parliament-issued purple lanyard and remove pins and badges showing support for social movements and towards campaigns or organisations."

I have started wearing a rainbow badge on my Te2v lanyard. I am quite open that I am lesbian and support LGBTQ+ without giving away that I am also a trans woman.

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