ARTICLE 6: RIGHT TO RECOGNITION AS A PERSON BEFORE THE LAW

DECLARATION took place at the Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA) in Glasgow from 3-6 March. The festival was the result of a unique partnership between NHS Health Scotland, the Mental Health Foundation, the Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE) and the Centre for Health Policy at the University of Strathclyde. The programme featured 30 events - a mixture of film screenings, performances, debates, workshops and provocations, each one inspired by one of the 30 articles in the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights, with a focus on how human rights and the right to health come alive in Scotland today. Article 6: Right to Recognition as a Person Before the Law What impact does it have on your life, particularly your health and wellbeing, if the gender you live as is not recognised in law? Nathan Gale is a trans queer disabled artist, activist and lawyer. They worked as policy officer for the Scottish Transgender Alliance for three years before moving on to undertake a law traineeship with the Crown Office Procurator Fiscal Service. Nathan identifies as non-binary and will lead a panel discussion on legal rights for people who identify other than as men or women. Also speaking on the panel are Jennie Kermode, journalist and Chair of Trans Media Watch, and Jai McAllen.