Interesting interview with Johann Lamont in the Scottish Herald today.
She makes an interesting point about why/how all this trans stuff really took hold in the Scottish Parliament (and elsewhere) and i wondered if anyone had anything to say about that or add to it? Because for me one of the biggest issues of the whole trans debate is how a "marginalised minority" wield quite so much power, and how total capitulation acceptance took hold so quickly.
She also despairs at the fundamental dishonesty and lack of integrity that underpins Holyrood’s fixation with gender theory. “You have to wonder if there was a financial aspect to this,” she says. “When money’s scarce they’ll favour causes that won’t; cost much. I think trans rights became attractive to them because of this.
“Women’s rights are much more difficult. You’re talking about equal pay; about people changing the way they run their lives and how they manage their families. Men stepping aside for women in consequential positions. Trans rights simply ticked a lot of boxes. It’s why corporations have signed up for it. It’s a no-cost opportunity to flash their virtues.”
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Johann Lamont on the politics of sex and gender in Scotland | The Herald