Tag: Gender Reform

Over 60 Percent of Scotland’s Transgender Prisoners Only Transitioned After Being Jailed: Reports

March 28, 2023
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Reports that over 60 percent of Scottish transgender prisoners only transitioned after being locked up have been deemed “shocking but unsurprising” by women’s rights campaigners. Of the 19 transgender prisoners currently in Scotland’s prisons, 12 are recorded as beginning their transition “after their date of admission,” according to The Telegraph. The figures, disclosed to the…

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Scottish National Party Chief Executive Resigns for Misleading Public About Membership Numbers

March 18, 2023
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The chief executive of Scotland’s largest political party has resigned after the party misled the media and the public about its falling membership numbers. Peter Murrell said on Saturday that he was resigning as the chief executive of the Scottish National Party (SNP) with immediate effect. Murrell, who is the husband of former SNP leader…

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UK Expands Ban on Transgender Criminals in Female Prisons in England and Wales

February 26, 2023
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The UK government has extended the scope of its rules banning some transgender criminals from female prisons in England and Wales, Justice Secretary Dominic Raab has announced. Raab announced in October that trans women who have male genitalia or have committed sexual offences will not be held in women’s prisons. On Sunday he confirmed that…

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Scottish Government Urged to Pause Transgender Bill Following UN Concerns Over Women’s Safety

November 29, 2022
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The Scottish government has been urged to pause its controversial gender reform plan while lawmakers assess concerns raised by a U.N. official on the risk it poses to women’s safety. The proposed Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill will make it much easier for individuals to change their gender identity. Reem Alsalem, the U.N. special rapporteur…

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First Stage of Scotland’s Gender Reform Self-ID Bill Passes Despite Nine SNP MPs Defying Party Whip

October 28, 2022
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Politicians have voted to back the general principles of the ruling Scottish National Party’s upcoming legislation that will allow someone to legally change gender by making a statutory declaration. In the stage one debate of the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill, the legislation passed by 88 votes to 33, with four abstentions. In total, nine…

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