Scottish parliament set to pass gender recognition changes
Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The GuardianPhotograph: Murdo MacLeod/The GuardianThe Scottish government’s long-awaited changes to simplify how someone can legally change gender are to be passed by MSPs after two days of fraught, chaotic and sometimes emotional debate.
After Tuesday’s lengthy sitting ended after midnight only when the Holyrood chamber’s lights went out on automatic timer, weary MSPs returned for a second day of technical deliberations, angry protests and accusations of delaying tactics from the Scottish Tories. Robison also insisted that “trans rights are not in competition with women’s rights”, and that the proposals would be a “significant step forward in creating a more equal Scotland, where trans people feel valued, included and empowered”.
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