The Joint Response from Equality Network, Scottish Trans Alliance, Stonewall and LGBT Youth Scotland said:
The UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief stated in April 2021 that ‘international human rights law is clear that the right to freedom of religion or belief does not limit the state’s obligation to protect the life, dignity, health and equality of LGBT+ persons” and that “banning such discredited, ineffective, and unsafe practices that misguidedly try to change or suppress people’s sexual orientation and gender is not a violation of the right to freedom of religion or belief under international law.iWritten submission to the Committee’s Call for Views from Stonewall Scotland, Equality Network, Scottish Trans Alliance and LGBT Youth Scotland (Committee Paper EHRCJ/S6/21/3/1, Annexe F)
This was also the view of Jen Ang of JustRight Scotland who said that ordinary religious teaching and appropriate pastoral care would not be prohibited and for some people it is in a religious setting where they would best be able to access a non-judgemental and supportive environment in which to explore their gender identity and sexual orientation.