End Revenge Porn Scotland
- Submitted by: Christina McKelvie, Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse, Scottish National Party.
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 July 2013
- Motion reference: S4M-07333
- Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, 11 September 2013
That the Parliament commends Scottish Women’s Aid on its recently launched campaign against revenge porn, the first of its kind in the UK; understands that the campaign has been featured in a range of press and media outlets, such as The Sunday Times, Grazia, Woman’s Hour and others, talking about revenge porn across the UK; notes that the term, revenge porn, refers to the act of a partner or ex-partner purposefully distributing images or videos of a sexual nature without the other person’s consent and that the threat of distributing or the distribution of such material can be used as a tactic of domestic abuse, continuing controlling behaviour that characterises such abuse; considers that the work of organisations such as Lanarkshire Rape Crisis in supporting victims of all forms of sexual violence and abuse is vital, and would welcome widespread support for such groups.
Supported by:
Clare Adamson, Christian Allard, Jackie Baillie, Claudia Beamish, Colin Beattie, Chic Brodie, Roderick Campbell, Malcolm Chisholm, Nigel Don, Kezia Dugdale, Jim Eadie, Annabelle Ewing, John Finnie, Rob Gibson, Christine Grahame, Jamie Hepburn, Adam Ingram, Alison Johnstone, Richard Lyle, Angus MacDonald, Mike MacKenzie, John Mason, Joan McAlpine, Margaret McDougall, Fiona McLeod, Stuart McMillan, Anne McTaggart, Margaret Mitchell, Gil Paterson, Dennis Robertson, Elaine Smith, Kevin Stewart, David Torrance, Maureen Watt, Sandra White