Furious clash over Scotland's controversial gender reform bill

The UK Government’s decision to block gender reforms in Scotland does not have “an iota of good faith”, Nicola Sturgeon has said.

Scottish Secretary Alister Jack said on Monday that the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill would be blocked using – for the first time – Section 35 of the Scotland Act.

The decision has sparked concern over its impact on devolution and further intensified the debate on trans rights that raged for most of 2022 in the Scottish Parliament ahead of the Bill being passed by MSPs in December.

Opponents of the legislation have said it will impact on the Equality Act, particularly around single-sex spaces, but Ms Sturgeon and her Government repeatedly rejected that position – and the First Minister added there is “no justification” for blocking the Bill.

She went on to say the UK Government is “hostile” to the Scottish Parliament.

Co-director of For Women Scotland Susan Smith clashes with the host of Gender Nebulous Podcast Freda Wallace on the Westminster Government's blocking of this bill.

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[philpaxton]

A man 'identifying as' a woman calls an actual woman mysogynistic. Wow, What a time to be alive.I'm not surprised Susan laughed out loud. The accusation is beyond ridiculous

[Koi-addict]

Changing a birth cert should never be allowed

[neilhewitt]

I have a 7 year old daughter and am pleased the uk government has blocked this law

[jackshepherd]

Fear story’s
Yes it’s terrifying what trans activists are doing to teenagers

[jhoneyb]

These men like Freda can't cope with women saying no....their male anger seeps out.

[mrnice]

As a Scottish man at 42 I finally have something to thank westminister for

[harryrobertson]

The man on the right is very arrogant, yet assumes victimhood.

[DannyBoy]

I guarantee a man who preys on actual women won’t look at Freda in the same way!

[specialse]

Why change the law to suit peoples sexual mental health issues ? as it is a mental heath issue, Its physically impossible to change sex .

[elderoidwicked]

Well done Susan for standing up against this nonsense 👏

[hellsbells]

No such thing as cis women, just women thank you.
We only have his word for the fact he's very welcome in women's spaces.
How can he experience misogyny, he'll never know what it's like to be a woman.
Trans these days is a trend and kids could find themselves going down an unreturnable path and they don't realise the consequences they would face, especially mental health.
Women would also feel very uncomfortable standing next to a man in a public bathroom. These people only care about themselves, they don't give a damn about women.

[patriciaspencer]

Well done Susan. I'm ashamed of my country 😢

[ikrammussa]

It’s absolutely disgusting how snp is completely disregarding women’s genuine concerns. Two blokes arguing with a woman

[adeleelgood]

Can anyone see the "HATE" ON THAT PERSON'S FACE!

[annfoster]

Never thought I would be saying this but THANK GOD FOR WESTMINSTER!. Great news.

[Celtictribes]

It doesn't matter what hormones that you take, it doesn't matter what bits you have cut off or stuck on your very DNA is still male or female! Sience & facts don't care about your feelings.

[mrnice]

all of the woman in my life agree with Susan

[thedynastyof]

This bro doesn’t understand his fellow males. *If* a predator was going to attack a female, they certainly wouldn’t choose buddy with the lipstick. He’s not in the same category as actual women.

[matthewball]

A man pretending to be a woman talking over a woman

[terryjacob]

The Scottish Parliament may have voted through the Gender Reform Bill, but this certainly doesn't mean a majority of Scots support it. More virtual signalling by politicians ignoring the majority of their electorate. The Westminster Government is to be applauded if they block this nonsense from the SNP and Greens.