Scottish government hails ‘historic day’ as MSPs pass gender recognition bill

Mon, 9 Jan 2023 04:30:16 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/dec/22/scotland-passes-bill-making-it-easier-for-people-to-legally-change-gender>

"The Scottish government has hailed a “historic day for equality” after MSPs
approved plans to make it easier and less intrusive for individuals to legally
change their gender, extending the new system of self-identification to 16- and
17-year-olds for the first time.

Six years after it was proposed by the first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, after
two of the largest public consultations in the history of the Scottish
parliament and amid an increasingly toxic and polarised political discourse,
the bill was passed by MSPs on Thursday in a specially extended session."

Cheers,
       *** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
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