JK Rowling has attacked Labour for backing Nicola Sturgeon's plans to allow people to self-identify their legal gender
The author accused the party of ignoring public and members' opinions by backing the controversial plans.
It will also reduce the length of time an applicant must live in their acquired gender from two years to three months, with a further three-months in place as a reflection period. She added: "Meanwhile @ScottishLabour continues to ignore public opinion, criticism from both the UN and the EHRC and widespread opposition from women in its own ranks and supports Sturgeon, meaning that the Tories have been handed an open goal on safeguarding."JK Rowling sarcastically brands Nicola Sturgeon 'the first feminist' amid trans rights rowNicola Sturgeon said men 'do not need' to legally change gender to access women-only spaces.
Some female Scottish Labour members have also shared "grave" concerns about the bill and the party's support for it, according to the Daily Record.
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