Nicola Sturgeon accuses gender reform critics of 'homophobia and racism' trends now
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Nicola Sturgeon has been condemned for a ‘disgusting and desperate’ attack on her gender reform critics after she called them homophobic and racist.
The First Minister claimed some politicians have used the issue of women’s rights as a ‘cloak’ to cover up their transphobia and claimed they are also misogynistic, often homophobic and sometimes racist.
Opponents accused her of using ‘baseless’ attacks rather than engaging with those who oppose her Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill.
The legislation removes the need for a medical diagnosis of gender dysphoria when applying for a gender recognition certificate, drops the minimum age for applications to 16 and reduces the time someone needs to live in an acquired gender first to three months for over-18s.
Nicola Sturgeon (pictured on The News Agents podcast yesterday) has been condemned for a ‘disgusting and desperate’ attack on her gender reform critics after she called them homophobic and racist
Miss Sturgeon made the remarks after a ‘screeching U-turn’ as she finally acted to ensure Isla Bryson, (pictured) who raped two women while living as a man, would be moved out of all-female Cornton Vale prison
Speaking to The News Agents podcast on the Global Player site, Miss Sturgeon said: ‘I’ve heard people, politicians, claiming to be defenders of women’s rights who I’d never heard defend women’s rights in the past.
‘In fact, I’ve heard some support policies... that run counter to women’s rights. We have legislation looming later in this parliament on criminal justice reform to try to deal with issues of low conviction rates for rape and sexual assault.
‘We’re likely to be dealing with
