Government to block Scottish Gender bill

[ChubbyNinja]

Wow!

BBC

I just came to see if there was a post about this!
Wonderful news
I'm quite emotional

Delighted! 😀

Thank fuck for that.

Tbh I think Nicola sturgeon knew this would happen and so was happy to show herself as all pro trans rights knowing it'd go nowhere

Thank Fuck For That.

I’m in Scotland, never thought I’d be grateful to the Conservatives but as a woman THANK YOU.

Loud cheers from here in Scotland.

With luck this also spells the end of NS career.

Whoop!

Phew, from Scotland.

Yeah!! There’s another thread as well

A welcome reprieve. Thank God for those bringing much needed illumination to this dangerous and pernicious ideology.

Good.

I agree that NS was almost daring Westminster to do this. It's "proof" she can leverage that England is blocking the "will" of the Scottish people (I'm aware it's no such thing). Whether she truly believes in the cause or it's a convenient "progressive" policy to jump on in opposition to evil Westminster is almost secondary.

Third thread but what a relief.

Agree. She'll get some new support for independence through this, but I think most people were concerned about GRA reforms and it fairly unpopular so a lot of people will be relieved.

Happy to hear this! VERY happy for the women in prisons and refuges.

I watched the BBC news, and it did strike me that they covered the story in terms of the constitutional issues (Westminster v Scotgov). Yes, there a brief mention of single-sex spaces, but if I hadn't already been genned up on the topic 😛 I don't think I'd have inferred from that what all the fuss is about, and why it's so important.

And, they are still talking about people "changing their sex". 🙄