Lesbian MSP Ruth Davidson has launched her bid to lead the Scottish Conservative Party.
The 32-year-old was only elected in May but is tipped to win the leadership contest.
A former BBC journalist, she is said to be Tory leader David Cameron’s preferred choice for the job and has been praised for her “charisma”.
She is the first openly gay candidate to stand for the party leadership.

Lesbian MSP Ruth Davidson has launched her bid to lead the Scottish Conservative Party.
The 32-year-old was only elected in May but is tipped to win the leadership contest.
A former BBC journalist, she is said to be Tory leader David Cameron’s preferred choice for the job and has been praised for her “charisma”.
She is the first openly gay candidate to stand for the party leadership.

Another Scottish Catholic leader has attacked proposals to bring marriage equality to the country.
Mario Conti, the Archbishop of Glasgow, said that allowing gay marriage would be “foolish” and render marriage “meaningless”.
Earlier this week, the leader of the Catholic Church in Scotland, Cardinal Keith O’Brien, accused marriage equality campaigners of trying to “rewrite nature”.

Another Scottish Catholic leader has attacked proposals to bring marriage equality to the country.
Mario Conti, the Archbishop of Glasgow, said that allowing gay marriage would be “foolish” and render marriage “meaningless”.
Earlier this week, the leader of the Catholic Church in Scotland, Cardinal Keith O’Brien, accused marriage equality campaigners of trying to “rewrite nature”.

The leader of the Catholic Church in Scotland, Cardinal Keith O’Brien, has accused marriage equality campaigners of trying to “rewrite nature”.
In a strongly-worded attack on same-sex marriage, he said the plans would be “strenuously opposed”.
This week, the SNP government announced a consultation on whether same-sex couples should be allowed to wed.

The leader of the Catholic Church in Scotland, Cardinal Keith O’Brien, has accused marriage equality campaigners of trying to “rewrite nature”.
In a strongly-worded attack on same-sex marriage, he said the plans would be “strenuously opposed”.
This week, the SNP government announced a consultation on whether same-sex couples should be allowed to wed.

The leader of the Catholic Church in Scotland, Cardinal Keith O’Brien, has accused marriage equality campaigners of trying to “rewrite nature”.
In a strongly-worded attack on same-sex marriage, he said the plans would be “strenuously opposed”.
This week, the SNP government announced a consultation on whether same-sex couples should be allowed to wed.

A soldier has become the first person in Scotland to be convicted of an offence motivated by transphobia.
Terry Porter, 19, admitted behaving in a threatening or abusive manner likely to cause fear and alarm and also admitted that the offence was aggravated by prejudice towards transgender status.
STV reports that the incident took place on May 8th at Whyte Place, Milnathort, while Porter was out celebrating being accepted into the Army.
The court was told that he targeted transgender woman Chloe Dow, calling her a “freak” and a “mutant”.

The Scottish government’s definition of domestic violence leaves some victims ‘invisible’, a law lecturer has claimed.
Brian Dempsey, who teaches at the University of Dundee in Scotland, said that the standard view of male abusers and female victims means that LGBT people may be unable to access help.

A 21-year-old man has admitted killing a gay former lecturer.
Pawel Rodak admitted attacking 64-year-old Roger Gray at the latter’s home in Merchiston Crescent on March 18th and 19th this year.
He told the high court in Edinburgh yesterday that he stabbed the older man repeatedly.
Prosecutors rejected his plea of culpable homicide. Instead, he will be tried for murder.
Rodak denies a further charge of attempting to defeat the ends of justice. He is accused of turning on the gas in the flat and lighting a candle in a bid to destroy evidence.