Scottish government publishes draft interim constitution.

[afleitch]

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/0045/00452762.pdf

Assuming a yes vote naturally

Very pleased with sexual orientation and gender re-assignment being a protected characteristic. As a delicious irony, that falls under 'Section 28'

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

I presume that is an irony because sodomy was once criminalized under a section 28 of some law?

[bore]

I presume that is an irony because sodomy was once criminalized under a section 28 of some law?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Section_28

[afleitch]

I presume that is an irony because sodomy was once criminalized under a section 28 of some law?

Almost. It was a law criminalising 'promotion' that religious organisations shot their wads to uphold that in the end was repealed. It was a catalyst for the rapid secularisation that then took place. As this draft is out to consultation this new Section 28 will no doubt be a battleground.