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- ↑ Freeman, Tom (27 February 2017). "Scottish Parliament will be first in Europe to back LGBTI inclusive education, reports TIE campaign". Holyrood Magazine. Archived from the original on 27 February 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
- ↑ Paterson, Kirsteen (19 April 2017). "Scottish Government reveal working group to tackle anti-LGBT school bullying". The Scottish National. Archived from the original on 28 September 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
- ↑ Robinson, Matthew. "Scotland becomes first country to back teaching LGBTI issues in schools". CNN. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
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