Just noticed that The Herald uses "they/their" for Dr Uphimself throughout 💪
Leading to anomalies between the Herald's text and reported speech/text.
I hadn't come across this info before:
"They took two months off work in March 2024 after learning Ms Peggie was returning to the department. They told the panel they had suffered "daily panic attacks," and that "her wife was concerned about safety at work."
(IIRC Upton said that his wife had suggested he make a formal complaint about Sandie because he was so upset. Maybe she was just sick of him hanging around the house and wanted him to get back to work?)
"I feel people — especially in this country — can be prejudiced towards trans people," they said.
(Especially in Scotland?? So much for all Sturgeon's best efforts, the steamrollering through of the Gender Reform Act, all the rabid TRAs in Holyrood, "Decapitate TERFs" placards, etc. That Scotland?? 😂 )
"I was conscious of the potential for this situation to become so much bigger, which it has subsequently done.
They said there had "been leaked pre-transition photos of her and harassment of her and her family, all of which has been very distressing."
They said journalists had turned up at their door and harassed them and others around them.
(So journalists doing their job? Maybe that is why The Herald is running with this story in this way? 🤔 )
Ms Peggie's legal team sought an order for Dr Upton's phone to be inspected by forensic expert Jim Borwick. However, this was rejected by the tribunal.
They wanted to discover the date and time the notes were created and when they were edited.
Mr Borwick is due to give evidence on Tuesday.
(Dr Kate Searle is also due to give evidence and be cross-examined at the tribunal on Tuesday. Tuesday is shaping up to be a day not to be missed!)
Asked why she told colleagues before Christmas Eve that she would speak to Dr Upton directly, Ms Peggie said: "No one appeared willing to speak to Beth on behalf of myself or my colleagues.
"I hope that by speaking to him personally, he might be able to realise he was making us feel uncomfortable by changing in a female changing area, and the reason why, in the hope he would understand and change elsewhere."
She said she entered the changing room to change her trousers, which were soiled due to menstruation, and that the situation made her feel "embarrassed."
Asked whether her feelings contributed to the interaction, she said: "Yes."
Asked if she had discussed the incident with a supervisor, she replied: "I wasn't upset I was menstruating.
"I was upset because my dignity as a woman was being violated because I was being forced to deal with the situation with a male being present in the female changing room at a time when I felt vulnerable and in dire need of privacy and a single-sex space.
"I didn't feel comfortable speaking to the staff I was working with, especially as it was a personal and embarrassing matter. I was keen to go home, especially as it's Christmas Day, and discuss my upset with my husband and my family."
She said the incident lasted just two minutes and that she hoped the conversation might help Dr Upton understand.
Asked why she didn’t report the matter, Ms Peggie said: "I was hopeful that Beth would accept my concerns and the reasons why I felt uncomfortable.
"I tried to give him an example so he could appreciate the severity of the situation. I told them I had a difficult history with men."
"I didn’t think it was necessary to speak to anyone, because I was hoping, on reflection, Beth would understand."
She said she was "upset that the interaction did not seem to have had any influence on the way Beth felt, and I realised from his reaction that he did not seem to care about the stress he was causing me."
"I was left shaken following his response. It was on my mind throughout the shift, but I did not want it to impact my work."
Seems like you have to take two months off work to recover for NHS Fife to take your distress seriously. Though I do doubt whether NHS Fife would have been so sympathetic and accommodating if female nurse or a bog‑standard bloke had taken two months off work after an "upsetting" conversation lasting less than two minutes. Enraging to think what Sandie has been put through by this entitled prick and his gruesome female enablers!
The rest of the article, which is not behind a paywall at the moment:
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/25326411.sandie-peggie-doctor-clashed-others/