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Majority of responders to Holyrood committee opposed to gender law reform

Controversial proposals to reform the process by which transgender people are legally recognised in their preferred gender are opposed by most of the people who responded to a Holyrood committee. The Scottish Parliament’s Equalities, Human Rights ...

23 May 2022 at 21:19

Gender recognition reform legislation published at Holyrood

Controversial legislation which aims to make it easier for transgender people to be legally recognised as their preferred gender has been published at Holyrood. The Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill sets out proposals to speed up the ...

03 Mar 2022 at 11:55

Scotland

Women’s group urges court to overturn sex identity guidance in census

A women’s campaign group has urged a court to overturn a decision to allow people to self-identify their gender rather than according to their legal status in Scotland’s 2022 census. Guidelines issued by the National Records of Scotland in ...

02 Feb 2022 at 18:55

Scotland

Gender reforms expected to pass at Holyrood

Controversial gender reforms are expected to pass at Holyrood following a delay. MSPs have been locked in debate this week, considering more than 153 amendments to the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill which is designed to make it ...

22 Dec 2022 at 10:02

Scotland

Final Holyrood vote on gender reforms delayed

A final vote on controversial gender reforms has been delayed until Thursday. MSPs were due to vote on the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill on Wednesday after the consideration of amendments but the time taken to debate changes ...

21 Dec 2022 at 20:35

Scotland

Controversial gender reforms passed by MSPs

MSPs have voted to pass controversial gender legislation that allows transgender people to self-identify. The Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill passed by 86 votes to 39 on Thursday and will remove the need for a medical ...

22 Dec 2022 at 16:16

Scotland

Minister urges MSPs to back ‘important’ gender reforms

Social Justice Secretary Shona Robison has urged MSPs to back controversial gender reforms as the legislation is expected to pass at Holyrood. The Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill will remove the need for a medical ...

22 Dec 2022 at 15:19

Scotland

MSPs resume consideration of amendments to gender reform legislation

Consideration of amendments to controversial gender reforms has resumed at the Scottish Parliament. MSPs were in the chamber until 12.15am on Wednesday considering changes to the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill ...

21 Dec 2022 at 19:49

Scotland

MSPs pass gender reforms but UK Government threatens block

The UK Government has said it may block Scotland’s controversial new gender recognition laws – but Holyrood has warned any attempt to do so would be “vigorously contested”. MSPs voted to pass the Gender Recognition ...

22 Dec 2022 at 22:41

Sarwar: Scottish Government wrong to reject gender Bill amendments

The Scottish Government was wrong to reject amendments to controversial gender reforms, but Labour was right to back the Bill, Anas Sarwar has said. The Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill was passed by MSPs ...

18 Feb 2023 at 19:13

Scottish minister ‘trusts’ decision to send transgender rapist to women’s jail

Scotland’s Justice Secretary expressed faith in the Scottish Prison Service’s (SPS) decision to place a transgender woman convicted of raping two women while she was a man in a women’s prison. Keith Brown also ...

25 Jan 2023 at 18:50

Downing Street ‘concerned’ over transgender rapist sent to women’s jail

Downing Street has voiced concerns after it emerged a transgender woman convicted of raping two women while she was a man is being held in a women’s prison. Isla Bryson was on Tuesday found guilty of raping ...

25 Jan 2023 at 14:17

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