I was tortured as a child because I was gay. Humiliated. Punished. Threatened. Denied healthcare. I very nearly died. If the Scottish Government are too afraid of the SNP right-wing to ban conversion therapy, spare us the bullshit excuses, do us the dignity of admitting it.

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I’ve lodged an amendment to the Programme for Government calling for Scottish Child Payment to be increased to £55/week for all eligible children. ScotGov currently provides £28.20 a week for eligible under 16s, and has only committed to increasing to £40 for children under one - it's not enough.🧵

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Beyond disgusting that planned social housing was set alight in Possilpark all because of a hateful lie - sparked by lying, hateful bigots online who couldn't point to Possil on a map. www.thenational.scot/news/2652667...

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Delighted to meet Dennistoun's own Lulu this evening, who unveiled her own blue plaque as part of the new Glasgow Music Heritage Trail, which my colleague Green Cllr Christy Mearns has been championing 💚 This will be a great way to celebrate Glasgow's great musical heritage across the City 🎼

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Fantastic work by Royston Youth Action & partners at their Manify event, bringing positive masculinity & healthy relations to young men 💚 Community-based remedies to toxic culture like this is what we need to support further across Glasgow ✊

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