17 June -
Pride March The first Pride march in Scotland gathers on Barony Street in Edinburgh on 17 June.
19 July – The Children (Scotland) Act, which seeks to put into legislation the provisions of the United Nations
Convention on the Rights of the Child, receives the Royal Assent.
11 October –
Duncan Ferguson, the 23-year-old
Everton F.C. striker, receives a three-month prison sentence for assaulting an opponent while playing for
Rangers F.C eighteen months earlier. Ferguson is the first British footballer to be jailed for an on-field offence.[2]
12 October – Boxer
James Murray suffers serious head injuries in a fight at a
Glasgow hotel, leading to a declaration of brain death on 15 October, sparking calls for boxing to be banned.