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- Gender Recognition Reform Bill. The UK governmentβs veto of Scottish legislation has prompted a constitutional crisis and another attack on trans lives. We look at what the key players are saying βand what they really mean.
- Conversion therapy ban. The Scottish government seems to have committed to protecting trans people with the ban, but when it will become law is still uncertain.
- Trans joy. With all that going on, itβs particularly great to have Tash Oakes-Monger with us this week to share their stories of trans joy in the Queer Gaze.
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π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ Blocking the Gender Recognition Reform Bill is a shameless attack on trans rights
TL;DR: In an unprecedented move, the Westminster government vetoed a bill voted through the Scottish parliament. The Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill would make it easier for trans Scots to get a Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC). Itβs a blatant use of trans lives as a political football.
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