LGBTQIA+ Charter Rights

To protect and amplify LGBTQIA+ voices in Scotland’s youth theatre community, in 2023 YTAS embarked on a journey towards ‘silver’ accreditation in LGBT Youth Scotland’s Charter programme. This programme enables organisations to proactively include LGBT people in every aspect of their work, protecting staff and providing a high-quality service to users.

YTAS fully supports LGBT Charter Rights, which aim to safeguard lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people’s human rights, and draw on international human rights and relevant UK and Scottish legislation.

YTAS strives to create and hold events and spaces where everyone feels welcome and the safety of others is valued. This commitment applies to all our online and in-person services, activities, and communication channels.

We have a zero-tolerance policy towards any behaviour which creates feelings of unease, discomfort, offence, embarrassment, humiliation, or intimidation, whether intentional or not.  This includes but is not limited to; transphobia, homo or biphobia, racism, ableism, sexism, or class discrimination.