Upcoming Events:
OFI Annual Conference 2026
Saturday 13th June 2026, 10am
Our annual policy conference returns in time for Pride Month 2026 – come and join us to talk everything LGBTQIA+ policy!
We are thrilled to be back for another annual in-person conference. We hope you can join us for a day of connecting with other LGBTQIA+ members of the party, discussing the many pressing issues our community faces, and adopting resolutions to shape the policy direction of both Out for Independence and the Scottish National Party as a whole.
Agenda and speakers will be confirmed shortly.
Saturday 13th June 2026
10:00-15:00
Edinburgh Training and Conference Venue
Have any queries on accessibility or eligibility? Please write at: info@outforindy.scot
This event is free but ticketed, please get your tickets at: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/out-for-independence-annual-conference-2026-tickets
Past Events:
Conference Social 2025: Drag Bingo
Sunday 12th October 2025, 8pm
Come along to OFI’s famous annual Drag Bingo night at the SNP’s 2025 Conference! A night for laughter, competition, prizes and a few drinks!
Join us for our Drag Bingo in Cheerz, Aberdeen, for SNP Annual Conference 2025! Miss Bobbie Dazzler is gracing us with her presence again to be our fabulous Host – so be sure to get your ticket before they’re sold out! With prizes ranging from booze, to 3D printed sculptures and even a bar tab on us, come along for a night of drinks and laughs.
All are welcome to join – whether you’re a member of OFI or an ally – let’s celebrate queer voices and culture together whilst we campaign for a fairer, brighter, independent Scotland!
For any questions regarding the venue, drinks or requests – please contact CHEERZ Bar directly via their LinkTree or 01224 582648.
OFI Annual Conference 2025
Saturday 2nd August 2025, 11am
Join us on Saturday 2nd August for our 2025 Out for Independence conference featuring guest speaker SNP Deputy Leader Keith Brown.
The event will take place between 11:00 – 16:00 at the Training and Conference Venue, Edinburgh, EH1 1SU, which is a five minute walk from Waverley Station. What3Words ///this.moved.cargo
Conference is ticketed but free for members. Any queries about the event or tickets please get in touch at info@outforindy.scot
Additionally, OFI will be donating all proceeds to the Terrence Higgins Trust and Good Law Project.
Fringe Event with Terrence Higgins Trust: 2030: Ending HIV Transmission in Scotland
Saturday 31st August 2024, 4:30pm
Join us at our fringe event run jointly with the Terrence Higgins Trust on Saturday 31st August, 2024 in the Carrick Room, Level+1, EICC from 16:30-17:30.
2030: Ending HIV Transmission in Scotland
Scotland could end new cases of HIV by 2030 and achieve a historic first: ending the onward transmission of a virus without a vaccine or a cure. Join Terrence Higgins Trust and Out for Independence as we discuss Scotland’s progress towards ending new transmissions of HIV in Scotland by 2030 and what action is needed to succeed in achieving this national ambition.
Speakers:
Jenni Minto MSP, Minister for Public Health and Women’s Health
Richard Angell, Chief Executive at Terrence Higgins Trust
Emily Cheung, Co-Convener or Out for Independence
OFI Policy Conference 2024
Sunday 19th May 2024, 11am
Our annual policy conference returns for its second year – come and join us to talk everything LGBTQ+ policy!
W e are thrilled to be back for our second annual in-person conference. We hope you can join us for a day of connecting with other LGBTQ+ members of the party, discussing pressing issues for our community, and adopting resolutions to shape the policy direction of both Out for Independence and the Party.
I f you would like to submit a policy resolution, please send it to info@outforindy.scot by 10 May 2024. We will update with a provisional agenda after the resolution deadline.
Conference Social 2023: Drag Bingo
Monday 16th October 2023, 8pm
Our popular Drag Bingo event is returning to conference for another year! Come join us for a night of fun and great prizes, and to support OFI’s continued activities for another year.
When: Monday 16 October 2023, 8pm
Where: Cheerz Bar & Nightclub, Aberdeen
Tickets are available at the following link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/out-for-independence-drag-bingo-tickets-728927360357
We are thrilled to be bringing drag bingo back to conference this year! Come along for a chance to win some amazing prizes and support our work campaigning for a fair, equal, and independent Scotland in 2024.
We’re looking forward to seeing everyone and hope that you all have a great conference!
*Please note that CHEERZ Bar & Nightclub is an 18+ venue and this will be enforced by venue staff*
Fringe Meeting with Terrence Higgins Trust: 2030: HIV, Time’s Up!
Sunday 15th October 2023, 4:30pm
Honoured to have the opportunity to work with Terrence Higgins Trust Scotland for this SNP Conference fringe event. Come learn about HIV in Scotland in 2023 and why it’s vitally important we step up our testing programme to eradicate transmission by 2023.
OFI Annual Conference 2023
Saturday 27th May 2023, 11:30am
Please join us for our first in-person conference since our re-founding!
We are thrilled to be having our first in-person conference since our 2019 re-founding. We hope you can join us for a day of connecting with other LGBTQ+ members of the party, discussing pressing issues for our community, and adopting resolutions to shape the policy direction of both Out for Independence and the Party.
If you would like to submit a policy resolution, please send it to national.secretary@outforindy.scot by 6 May 2023. We will update with a provisional agenda after the resolution deadline.
LGBT History Month 2023: In Conversation with Duncan Lustig-Prean
23rd February 2023, 7:30pm
Join us for a conversation with Duncan Lustig-Prean, one of the pivotal actors in ending the ban on homosexuality in the UK military.
Until 1999, it was still legal to dismiss members for homosexuality. This changed when, after being dismissed from the Royal Navy in 1994, Duncan, along with John Beckett, took his case to the European Court of Human Rights resulting in the 1999 victory.
We presently stand in a time where our place on the ECHR is under threat and the rights of LGBT+ people are being subject to the whims of what is popular. It is essential that we remember how important the institutions of democracy and the willingness to fight against popular opinion (at the time, 68% opposed ending the ban on homosexuality in the military) are to achieving equality.
Please join us the celebrate LGBT History Month, the celebrate the fights we’ve won, and to consider how we continue the fight for trans rights and intersex rights.
This event is open to all SNP Members and you can register in advance for this event here.
Please note this is a registration link and not the direct meeting link. You must register first.
After registration approval you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting, including the meeting link.
If you require any specific accessibility requirements in order to attend this online event, please contact events@snp.org at the earliest opportunity.
Conference Social 2022: Drag Bingo
9th October 2022, 8pm
Our conference social event this year will be Drag Bingo! and is set to take place at 8:00pm on Sunday the 9th of October
This is our first in-person social event since 2019 and we’re thrilled to announce that we will be having Aberdeen’s own resident queen Miss Bobbie Dazzler as our host at CHEERZ Bar & Nightclub!
Come along for a chance to win some amazing prizes including a bottle of Scottish Parliament Scotch Whisky signed by Nicola Sturgeon, a pride flag signed by Nicola Sturgeon, exclusive Out for Independence merchandise, gift cards, and more!
Tickets are £10 (plus fees) and are available for purchase here:
https://OFIDragBingo2022.eventbrite.co.uk
Any and all funds raised are greatly appreciated, and will help us continue campaigning for a fair, equal, and independent Scotland in 2023
We’re looking forward to seeing everyone and hope that you all have a great conference!
Please note that CHEERZ Bar & Nightclub is an 18+ venue and this will be enforced by venue staff
LGBT History Month 2022: Out for Independence welcomes Zoë Playdon
10th February 2022, 7:00pm-9:00pm
This LGBT History Month, Out for Independence is delighted to host an evening with Zoë Playdon.
Last year Professor Playdon published The Hidden Case of Ewan Forbes, “the hidden history of how trans people lost their human rights in the 1960s, told through the life of trans man Sir Ewan Forbes, whose legal case was considered so threatening the media was gagged, those involved sworn to secrecy, and all records of it concealed for decades.” The man at the centre of this landmark case also happens to have been an SNP member, and so this is a unique piece of both LGBT and party history combined.
Join us for a talk and Q&A session on the evening of Thursday 10 February to hear more about Sir Ewan Forbes and Professor Playdon’s research. Her book can be bought at bookshops everywhere and online here.
The event will take place over Zoom and is open to all SNP members.
Register to attend on MySNP here. Registration closes at 12pm on Thursday 10 February and your Zoom link will be sent soon afterwards.
If you require any accessibility assistance to attend, please email events@snp.org
Zoë Playdon is the Emeritus Professor of Medical Humanities at the University of London and a Council member of the Association for Medical Humanities. She holds five degrees, including two doctorates. Zoë is a former co-chair of the Gay and Lesbian Association of Doctors and Dentists [GLADD] and co-founded the Parliamentary Forum on Gender Identity in 1994. She has thirty years’ experience of front-line work in LGBTI human rights, including supporting and advising on UK and European legal cases. The Hidden Case of Ewan Forbes is her first book.