Police have been deployed in Glasgow after protestors occupied the balcony of a building in the city's West George Street.
Demonstrators have been seen holding a sign that reads: "End Segregation, Trans Liberation."
Authorities were able to access the balcony where the protestors had been located and removed them, while a crowd chanted "let them go".
Several protestors were then involved in a standoff with police to stop their van from moving. Police and protestors can then be seen clashing in a video posted on X, as officers attempted to clear demonstrators from the van's path.
An individual was tackled to the floor shortly afterwards by multiple officers and handcuffed.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Around 10.15am on Monday, 26 May, 2025, we were called to a report of four people climbing a building on West George Street, Glasgow as part of a protest.
"There are no reported injuries. A 28-year-old has been arrested in connection. Emergency services are in attendance and a cordon is in place."
Scottish Trans Youth have also released a statement, saying the occupation was a protest against Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) guidance issued after the recent Supreme Court ruling on the definition of gender.
The statement said: "[Today] at 12pm a group of Scottish trans youth took to occupying the balcony above the entrance to the EHRC - Equality and Human Rights Commission building - at 40 West George Street Glasgow.
"The group were seen flying a banner which reads “End segregation, Trans Liberation!” as a direct response to the EHRC’s statements which seek to further alienate trans people from groups or spaces that they would have otherwise have been allowed to exist in. An activist participating said, 'It is disappointing that we have to undertake an action such as this to be listened to, but as long as we are ignored and oppressed, we we’ll keep fighting.'
"Within the past month there have been several protests at the EHRC headquarters in Glasgow, but the occupation by TKDB Scotland has been the only sustained action which hopes to show the anger and betrayal felt by the Scottish trans community by holding a permanent presence over their offices for the workweek. Alongside the Scotland group TKDB England have also started an occupation outside the EHRC offices in London.
"Equipped with flags, banners and instruments to lead a series of chants emphasising their presence, the teenage activists are calling on their comrades and allies to show up and make some noise in support. They’re showing the EHRC that they won’t let their guidance dictate where they’re allowed to exist, in a very literal sense.
"The young activists are determined to get their rage, anger and sorrow out and this action is the way to do it. Trans kids deserve to have a right to education without worry of being segregated because of their identity, so change that, go to the protest and be vocal about your anger because Trans Kids Deserve Better."
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