Caitlin Logan

Columnist

Caitlin Logan is a freelance journalist and columnist, with bylines in The National/Sunday National, Bella Caledonia and The Ferret. She often writes about equalities, human rights, social justice and politics in Scotland and the UK. She also works in the voluntary sector, focusing on poverty and inequality. Previously, she has been editor of the magazine of a national charity and a staff reporter for CommonSpace.

Caitlin Logan is a freelance journalist and columnist, with bylines in The National/Sunday National, Bella Caledonia and The Ferret. She often writes about equalities, human rights, social justice and politics in Scotland and the UK. She also works in the voluntary sector, focusing on poverty and inequality. Previously, she has been editor of the magazine of a national charity and a staff reporter for CommonSpace.

Latest articles from Caitlin Logan

The unequal treatment of LGBT+ people in Palestine doesn't erase their existence or need for solidarity, writes Caitlin Logan

COMMENT Caitlin Logan: Human rights are for everyone - even those some deem invisible

THE true spirit of solidarity has been put to the test over the past two months as thousands of civilians across the Gaza Strip have been killed by the Israeli military, prompting numerous international charities to label the situation a “humanitarian crisis”.

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Anti-bullying Week began on November 13

comment Caitlin Logan: We need better role models to help teach children not to hate or bully

THERE is a sad sort of irony about seeing the hashtag “Anti-bullying Week” pop up on the website that shall not be named during a week (month, year, decade?), when everywhere around us we can see that those with the most power are celebrating bullying unashamedly.

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When it comes to covering the strange case of Graham Linehan, much of the British media has failed to make a distinction between controversial opinions and abusive behaviour

comment Do news reporters from multiple media outlets typically gather at a 'comedy show'?

ONE involves some very privileged people with posh accents making lots of money by spotlighting desperate attention-seekers and sensationalising the facts to create entertainment value. The other is a Bravo reality TV series.

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For too many people in Britain today, waiting is something they can ill afford

COMMENT Labour’s hopeless vision is a slap in the face to people who are in need

LAST weekend, Labour’s shadow health secretary Wes Streeting set out in The Guardian his party’s intention not to make promises that it cannot keep, arguing that “the only thing worse than no hope is false hope”.

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Fossil Free Pride, which calls for Pride events to drop links to the fossil fuel industry and the financial institutions who fund it, began contacting nominees earlier this month to raise concerns

COMMENT Decision to drop oil giants from LGBT Award sponsors is a sign of hope

THERE are many reasons why this Pride Month might not have felt the most celebratory, but I can think of at least one cause for optimism.

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Social media is flooded with mental health ‘products’. It’s no surprise

comment Social media is flooded with mental health ‘products’. It’s no surprise

IT’S 11pm and I’m lying in bed, aimlessly scrolling through Instagram. I see a photo of someone with a strange contraption on their head. Below, the caption tells me that antidepressants have “dangerous side effects” and often fail to help.

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'There’s been huge progress in recognition and giving equal legal rights to members of diverse family types'

How life has changed over time for LGBT families in Scotland
‘ONE of the other couples lived together for three years as landlady and lodger with a spare room; their family didn’t know they were together,” says Stacey Powch-Scott, a founding member of Rainbow Families, a social group for LGBT parents and their children.

Members of the Scottish Family Party protest alongside supporters of the Gender Recognition Reform Bill (Scotland) outside the Scottish Parliament

COMMENT It will take lots of work to revive the image of Scotland as a progressive utopia

THE numbers are such that we can expect some form of the Gender Recognition Reform Bill to be passed by the Scottish Parliament today, yet for those of us supporting the changes, it is hard to feel celebratory.

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Members of the public take part in the Pride Glasgow festival in June, 2022

COMMENT Arguments against drag events in Scotland mirror America's Christian Right

LAST week, I wrote about the worrying trend of women’s organisations in Scotland being maliciously targeted because of their support and inclusion of trans women.

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Nicola Sturgeon was heckled at an event hosted by Zero Tolerance

COMMENT Interrupting a speech on violence against women only serves the patriarchy
WE are six days into the annual 16 days of activism against gender-based violence, and sadly this period of awareness-raising feels no less relevant today than it did when it began over three decades ago.