 In 2013 Gentle lobbied Glasgow City Council to retain memorial benches in George Square as the city council undertook a revamp of the square.In recognition of her campaigning efforts she was awarded an honorary degree by the University of Glasgow in 2017 to which she commented that her son would be "laughing his head off" at the thought of her attending University.In 2018 Scottish Government justice minister Humza Yousaf said in an interview that he was inspired to become involved in politics on the back of the campaign against the Iraq War.