The Scottish government’s plan to allow people to “self-declare” their own gender without a doctors’ approval has met with strong grassroots opposition from an “army of women” from diverse social and political backgrounds, a new study has revealed. Scottish ministers are planning to reform the Gender Recognition Act to make it easier for people to change their legally recognised gender, and Frist Minister Nicola Sturgeon has repeatedly dismissed fears that the plan poses a risk to women’s rights and safety. But according to Sarah Pedersen, professor in communication and media at Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen, a new “women’s cooperative constellation” has been established in opposition to the transgender reform plan. In an academic article published in the Scottish Affairs journal, Pedersen said that women politicians, researchers, journalists, writers, and activists from across the political spectrum have formed a support network to collaborate across party lines. Activists interviewed by Pedersen …