The Scottish government has announced it will challenge UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s decision to block its gender reform bill in court.
In December, the Scottish Parliament passed the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill, which would enable anyone over the age of 16 to self-identify their gender.
But the UK government blocked the bill in January, citing its “adverse impact” on UK-wide equalities protection.
On Wednesday, Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf confirmed his government will go to court to challenge the UK government’s decision.
He said legal action is “now our only means of defending our Parliament’s democracy from the Westminster veto.”…