Scottish Parliament votes to accept Cass Report - Forbes made Deputy First Minister

In that clip you linked to there is a transcript:

"I'm being asked to vote for someone who thinks there's something wrong with me, not because of any views I hold but simply because of who I am. I will not do that."
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Does this not apply to how the greens view kids who think they are trans?
If we accept "simply because of who I am" means that's how nature made me, then:
greens thinks there's something wrong with trans identifying kids, simply because of who they are/how nature made them

It isn't entirely clear whether John Swinney is CofS or Catholic. This states CofS and I did hear the presenter on Radio Scotland correct herself earlier in the week when she said at first he was Catholic and then changed her mind. It is possible he has changed his mind since his first marriage.

John Swinney’s unfussy election as leader reflects his esteem within SNP | John Swinney | The Guardian

I am very much here for Kate Forbes scrolling on her phone as beaker slags her off. 🤭 Exactly the respect he should be given.

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According to Wiki:

*"Personal life

Swinney was married to Lorna King from 1991 to 1998. They had two children: Judith and Stuart. The couple divorced in 1998 after the Daily Record revealed King had an affair with a married nursery teacher.[122] The marriage was subsequently annulled by the Scottish Catholic Tribunal in order that Swinney be allowed to marry in the Catholic Church in Scotland.[123]

In 2003, Swinney married Elizabeth Quigley, a BBC Scotland News reporter.[124] Quigley was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2000.[125] In 2010, she gave birth to Swinney's third child, Matthew.[126][127] They live near Blairgowrie in Perth and Kinross.[128]

Swinney has described himself as "a man of deep Christian faith".[129]"*

So, Catholic? 🤔

Not knowing whether you are CoS or Catholic can be a serious issues in some parts of Scotland. Swinney will shed votes if he keeps that up!

John Swinney has also been reported to be a member of the Church of Scotland. This was raised in a BBC radio Scotland programme the other day and they said initially he was a Catholic and then later in the programme corrected themselves and said he was Church of Scotland. In any event, no one seems to be raising it as an issue.

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It's almost admirable how two men who've been accused of misogyny so many times are still willing to stand up in Parliament and condemn and impugn a woman because she has been raised to a position of power that they think she shouldn't hold.

They clearly aren't even a bit ashamed at their open hatred of a powerful woman.

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Faith is a protected characteristic and a personal matter. I don’t have a problem with MPs msps whatever having a faith or none. I have a problem with them refusing to meet with constituents, experts or debate. So I have a problem wirh Patrick Harvey.

The way Harvie talks about her, you'd think she'd stolen his toadstool and fishing rod.

And I have read recently that John Swinney is Catholic, didn't know that either

To be fair he has made statements on his views on abortion and equality marriage in the past, so I assume it's been something people have brought up before.

But Forbes certainly seems to have attracted far more vitriol and anger from people like, say, Patrick Harvie, despite her support for women's right to choose and equal marriage.

Fair enough, though I still think (at least at the UK level) that mainstream media/ politicians are more likely to go after Christians than Muslims with these sorts of questions. I think we're both right actually - they're more likely to go after Christians and more likely to go after women.

'Twas ever thus...

I'm playing a tiny, tiny violin for him 😂

Indeed...

I didn’t even know Blackford is a wee free. That’s probably significant, isn’t it?

one rule for the men

Regardless of the trans element, Kate Forbes is bad bad bad news for all women. Anti-abortionists are delighted she’s got in.

Humza Yousaf didn't vote for any progressive legislation either, unlike Kate Forbes. HY always had an urgent meeting when he might have had to vote for something his religion might object to.

Oh my goodness, tricky! AS has been the most dishonestly back pedalling of all the politicians since the Cass Review Trying to claim the SNP tricked him into voting for the GRA was just pathetic. Have no respect for the man.

Mind you, SNP have been full tilt behind this madness for so long.

I would spoil my paper. SNP would have to do more than words to win my trust.

Scottish Labour was just as bad over gender reform in most respects, with the exception of those who supported the Lamont amendment on medical matters.

Sorry, can’t provide links at the moment - I’m out the house and on my phone.

Under the new circumstances, I’d vote SNP.

Without wishing to derail the thread, if the election was today and there were only two names/parties on the ballot paper, would you vote SNP or Labour, or abstain or may be, even, spoil the ballot paper?

Wow! This is a much stronger statement on the Cass report than the Welsh Senedd managed. Our entire parliament risks ending up as isolated as the bampot Scottish greens if its not careful.

I think Scotland may have grown in a way Wales has failed to do..

Ian Blackford is a Wee Free and didn’t get the amount of vitriol that’s thrown at Forbes.

His religion didn’t stop him from acquiring the SNP leadership job at Westminster.