Transgender
John Swinney rails against Tory plans to make gender biological
U.K.
He said: “I think what the Conservatives are doing here is that they are specifically eroding the powers of the Scottish Parliament. ...
I’ll change the Equality Act to protect women’s spaces
U.K.
She added: “Adding clarity to the law will help those who run clubs and who are seeking to give women privacy and ...
Scottish children’s charity calls puberty blockers ‘wonderful’
U.K.
The cash in part funds its schools scheme which has seen pupils across Scotland, including in primaries, appointed “LGBT Champions”. Ms Gilruth ...
Culture Secretary calls for ban on transgender athletes in elite-level women’s sport
Sports
Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer has urged sporting chiefs to ban transgender athletes from elite women’s sporting events. Writing in the Mail, Frazer ...
SNP accused of allowing trans activists to infiltrate Scottish NHS
U.K.
A National Gender Identity Healthcare Reference Group, set up in 2022, includes four trans rights activists while the National Gender Identity Clinical ...
Top NHS adviser on trans health failed to cooperate with Cass Review
U.K.
The NHS’s most senior adviser on transgender health refused to share data about his clinic’s patients with the Cass Review. Dr Hilary ...
NHS bosses ordered to reveal fate of 9,000 young transgender Tavistock patients
U.K.
Dr Cass told the NHS it was “hugely disappointing” that the clinics would not engage in research that would help to inform ...
Hate crime complaints to Scottish police on course to outnumber total for other crimes
U.K.
It comes amid growing criticism of the Scottish Government’s crime policies, which have seen officer numbers fall to their lowest level in 15 years, the ...
Children allowed to ‘socially transition’ face grave psychological risks, review concludes
Health
Transgender children face grave psychological consequences if they are allowed to “socially transition”, a landmark review is expected to say this week. ...
Teaching union to oppose schools having to tell parents if child changes gender
U.K.
A teaching union will campaign against government plans to force schools to tell parents if their child changes gender. Members of the ...