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Humanist Society Scotland @humanistsociety.bsky.social · 6h

Her life was dedicated to compassion, equality, and recognising the inherent worth of every person. 🌈 Rest In Power, Miss Major.

Here she is inspiring a crowd at the first-ever New England Trans Pride 17 years ago. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vn8F...

#transrightsarehumanrights #restinpower

New England Transgender Pride -- Miss Major

Miss Major, Grand Marshall of New England Transgender Pride in Northampton, Mass. June 7, 2009. Video brought to you by the New England Blade. www.newenglandblade.com

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Humanist Society Scotland @humanistsociety.bsky.social · 6h

We were saddened to hear about the death of American trans elder Miss Major Griffin-Gracy. She died yesterday at home, aged 78.

A veteran of Stonewall and a tireless advocate for trans people, sex workers, and the incarcerated, she was a powerful voice for equality and justice.

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Humanist Society Scotland @humanistsociety.bsky.social · 23h

👏 Congrats to University of Dundee researchers! They recently identified a brand-new molecular target that could pave the way for new treatments for Parkinson’s disease. It is still incurable, but breakthroughs like this bring us one step closer to changing that.👇

www.dundee.ac.uk/stories/dund...?

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Humanist Society Scotland @humanistsociety.bsky.social · 1d

Join the Humanist side of the Force. 🌌

Get updates on our campaigns, events, and humanist happenings as we continue to fight for a fairer and more inclusive Scotland — no midichlorians required.

💫 Sign up here: portal.humanism.scot/crm/profile/...

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Humanist Society Scotland @humanistsociety.bsky.social · 2d

Happy Sunday everyone, we hope you have a wonderful day, whatever you choose to do 💜

Image of a landscape with the words: Sunday Thought for the Day:
You don’t need faith in the supernatural to find wonder in the world. Humanism is about recognising that meaning, kindness, and connection come from us — from the way we treat one another, and the care we show for our shared home.

Whether you’re walking in the rain, making a cup of tea, or spending time with loved ones today — that’s humanism in action: finding the extraordinary in the everyday.

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Humanist Society Scotland @humanistsociety.bsky.social · 2d

🦸 Not all heroes wear capes, some host thought-provoking and fun community events that help to make Scotland a kinder, fairer place by connecting like-minded people.

Check out what’s coming up near you 👉 humanism.scot/events

#HumanistHeroes #Community #EventsInScotland

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Humanist Society Scotland @humanistsociety.bsky.social · 3d

If you, like us, believe every young person deserves the right to choose whether to take part in worship, help spread the word. 💪

👉 Write to your MSP today and tell them why pupils deserve the right to opt out of religious worship without parental consent. humanist.eaction.org.uk/religious-ob...

Tell your MSP why school pupils deserve the right to opt out of religious worship

Humanist Society Scotland

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Humanist Society Scotland @humanistsociety.bsky.social · 3d

It’s not just non-religious pupils who are affected by the lack of an independent right to opt out of religious observance in Scotland. At a recent Holyrood meeting, Leah Rivka from the Jewish Council of Scotland shared how this issue also impacts young people of that faith, and why change is needed

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Humanist Society Scotland @humanistsociety.bsky.social · 4d

A proud humanist and patron of Humanists UK, Pullman reminds us that the real magic lies in thinking for ourselves.

If you’re a literature-loving humanist, why not join our online book group? 📖
👉 Find out more here:https://www.humanism.scot/events/armchair-adventure-no-homework-book-group-online-2/

Armchair Adventure – No-Homework Book Group (online) - Humanist Society Scotland

Online book group. New members always welcome.

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Humanist Society Scotland @humanistsociety.bsky.social · 4d

📚 This week’s #HumanistHero is Philip Pullman, author of the His Dark Materials series.✨ His books are profoundly humanist: they celebrate curiosity & human capacity for growth, while taking a swipe at authoritarianism, with the mysterious substance "Dust" symbolising consciousness and free thought.

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Humanist Society Scotland @humanistsociety.bsky.social · 4d

Believe in kindness, reason, and a better world? So do we. 💛

Stay inspired: get the latest humanist news, events, and good vibes straight to your inbox, and find out how you can help to make Scotland a fairer and more inclusive place.

✉️ Subscribe today: portal.humanism.scot/crm/profile/...

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Humanist Society Scotland @humanistsociety.bsky.social · 5d

If you also think Scottish pupils deserve an independent right to opt out of religious observance, please help us to spread the word by contacting your MSP: humanist.eaction.org.uk/religious-ob...

Tell your MSP why school pupils deserve the right to opt out of religious worship

Humanist Society Scotland

humanist.eaction.org.uk

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Humanist Society Scotland @humanistsociety.bsky.social · 5d

📣 We think young people should have the independent right to opt out of Religious Observance (worship) NOT Religious and Moral Education (RME). We support RME. It’s important that pupils learn about different beliefs, however preaching is not teaching

🎥 Here’s our CEO explaining why we support RME:

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Humanist Society Scotland @humanistsociety.bsky.social · 6d

We believe in a Scotland (and a UK) where freedom of thought, belief, and expression belong to everyone, not just the religious few.

📰 This article by Humanists UK explains more about the rise of Christian nationalism and why it’s a threat to us all: humanists.uk/2025/09/17/r...

Rising Christian nationalism: a threat to us all

Scenes on Saturday of Christian preachers denouncing ‘Secular Humanism’ from the main stage of Tommy Robinson’s radical right Unite the Kingdom rally in London may have been surprising to see on the…

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Humanist Society Scotland @humanistsociety.bsky.social · 6d

Christian nationalism is one of the first steps on the road to fascism. At a recent London far-right rally, Christian preachers tore up flags that said “Secular Humanism” and “No Religion, "part of a growing movement to fuse politics with religion, roll back rights, and silence non-religious voices.

Image shows a poster that reads "Early Warning Signs Of Fascism: powerful and continuing nationalism, disdain for human rights, identification of enemies as a unifying cause, supremacy of the military, rampant sexism, controlled mass media, obsession with national security, religion and government intertwined, corporate power protected, labor power suppressed, disdain for intellectuals and the arts, obsession with crime and punishment, rampant cronyism and corruption, fraudulent elections" The poster is superimposed on an image of a far-right protester draped in England flags giving a fascist salute.

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Humanist Society Scotland @humanistsociety.bsky.social · 7d

She was a figurehead for scientific discovery, personal agency and finding purpose in life through rational, scientific and humanitarian causes.

She was an incredibly inspiring figure and will be greatly missed. You can watch the full clip here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfLK...

Dr. Jane Goodall’s Final Message To The World | Famous Last Words | Netflix

Dr. Jane Goodall’s final message to the world: “I want to make sure that you all understand that each and every one of you has a role to play. You may not know it, you may not find it, but your life…

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Humanist Society Scotland @humanistsociety.bsky.social · 7d

We were deeply saddened to hear of the recent death of renowned primatologist Jane Goodall, but grateful when we heard that, before she died, she had recorded her last words to share with humanity, in collaboration with Netflix. Her final message is one that deeply resonates with humanist beliefs

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Humanist Society Scotland @humanistsociety.bsky.social · 8d

This opens up possibilities for super-precise medical imaging, monitoring disease, maybe even tracking how cells behave inside the body in real time.

These kinds of breakthroughs show what happens when science, ethics, & ingenuity come together.

Read more here: www.livescience.com/technology/s...

Scientific breakthrough leads to 'fluorescent biological qubit' — it could mean turning your cells into quantum sensors

Fluorescent proteins can be turned into qubits within cells and could give us a deeper understanding of biology at the nanoscale level.

www.livescience.com

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Humanist Society Scotland @humanistsociety.bsky.social · 8d

The happiest of Mondays, everybody!

Science recently made a big leap forward, reminding us how incredible human curiosity and reason are.

🚀 The University of Chicago has created a “fluorescent biological qubit” — basically turning certain proteins in living cells into quantum sensors.

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Humanist Society Scotland @humanistsociety.bsky.social · 8d

Looking to meet other humanists and free thinkers in your neck of the woods? We arrange a regular roster of interesting events around the country and online, from talks to walks to pub nights and coffee mornings.

Head to humanism.scot/events to see the fun things that are coming up:

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Humanist Society Scotland @humanistsociety.bsky.social · 8d

A timely reminder that Christian #nationalism isn’t about faith, it’s about power.

📖 They hold up bibles for the cameras.
⚖️ They push Ten Commandments displays into classrooms.
💸 Meanwhile, they pass laws that punish the poor and divide communities.

This isn’t piety, it’s politics in disguise.

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Humanist Society Scotland @humanistsociety.bsky.social · 10d

He championed reason, science, and ethics as the best tools we have to solve human problems and build a better future. 🌍

From robots and galaxies to human rights and equality, Asimov showed that imagination + humanism = endless possibility. 🚀

#Humanism #Asimov

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Humanist Society Scotland @humanistsociety.bsky.social · 10d

This week's #HumanistHero is renowned sci-fi author Isaac Asimov.

📚 Named Humanist of the Year in 1984, Asimov went on to lead the American Humanist Association until his death in 1992.

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Humanist Society Scotland @humanistsociety.bsky.social · 11d

He shared testimony from parents, including one who was told, falsely, that Scotland is a Christian country when in fact the results of the 2022 census showed that the majority (51.1%) of the population identified as having no religion

You can read more here: www.humanism.scot/2025/09/30/o....

Our CEO makes case for ending compulsory worship in schools to Holyrood committee - Humanist Society Scotland

Fraser was giving evidence to the Holyrood equalities, human rights and civil justice committee, as part of the Scottish Parliament’s scrutiny of the religious observance bill. Our CEO Fraser…

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Humanist Society Scotland @humanistsociety.bsky.social · 11d

"When I raised my concerns with the headteacher, they replied: 'I will not apologise, this is a Christian country."

On Monday, our CEO gave evidence to Holyrood's Equalities Committee about the fact that all state schools in Scotland are required to provide compulsory acts of religious observance.

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