What does the UK government's decision to block the Scottish gender law mean for parents?
Some critics of the bill have concerns that 16 is too young for someone to self-identify their gender. Labour leader Kier Starmer said he doesn’t think 16- and 17-year-olds should be allowed to legally transition. Starmer told'I have concerns about the provision in Scotland, in particular the age reduction to 16 and in particular the rejection of our amendment in relation to the Equalities Act. But across the whole of the area, I think we should modernise the law.
'No, I don’t actually. I think 16, I was working at 16, I was paying tax at 16, I could make decisions for myself at 16. But it is not really about what I think. It is how we make sure we get that right balance of supporting children but also making sure that what they are getting taught in schools is age appropriate.'saying they are 'saddened' the bill has been blocked by the UK government.
Elsewhere, journalist and broadcaster Sonia Sodha said on Twitter that the bill could have had a serious negative impact on the rights of women and girls. She said: These reforms v likely affect the ability of Scottish women & girls to access single-sex spaces as a matter of privacy, safety and dignity, the ability of disabled women to access female-only intimate care and the strength of pay discrimination claims. These are matters of UK lawIn response to the government announcement, trans broadcaster India Willoughby tweeted:
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