John Nicolson speaks at the PinkNews Westminster Summer Reception. (Alistair Veryard) Gay lawmaker John Nicolson has called out Tory leader hopefuls for resorting to anti-trans “nonsense” to kickstart their bids to become the next British prime minister. On Wednesday evening (13 July) for the PinkNews Westminster Summer reception, the Scottish National Party (SNP) MP for
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Scottish National Party MP Joanna Cherry. (Getty/Andy Buchanan / AFP) The Scottish National Party (SNP) is yet again facing pressure to take action against MP Joanna Cherry, who has appeared to suggest that conversion therapy for trans people should remain legal. Cherry, a “gender critical” MP who has consistently and vehemently opposed trans rights reforms, was
Humza Yousaf put forward the proposed amendment to his hate crime bill. (Getty/Fraser Bremner) The Scottish government has pulled an amendment that sought to exempt “criticism of transgender identity” from hate crime laws. The country’s justice minister Humza Yousaf announced via Twitter on Monday (1 February) that he had pulled a planned amendment to the
Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon has condemned transphobia, saying it should be treated with “zero tolerance”. (Getty/ Andrew Milligan – WPA Pool) SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon has strongly condemned transphobia in a “message from the heart”, insisting it is “vital to speak up for what is right and against injustice”. Sturgeon posted a video to
The LGB Alliance is an ‘abusive and sinister’ group, says gay SNP MP John Nicolson The “abusive and sinister” anti-trans lobby group LGB Alliance should “under no circumstances” be granted charitable status, says gay MP John Nicolson. The LGB Alliance launched in October 2019 and promptly faced a blistering backlash from the wider LGBT+ community
Anthony Horan said it was ‘discriminatory’ to block the selection of candidates who deny the existence of trans people or oppose abortion. (Catholic Parliamentary Office) The Catholic Church has accused the Scottish National Party (SNP) of blocking transphobes who oppose abortion from being selected for next year’s election. Anthony Horan, director of the Catholic Parliamentary