The Scottish government’s plan to allow people to “self-declare” their own gender without a doctors’ approval has met with strong grassroots opposition from an “army of women” from diverse social and political backgrounds, a new study has revealed.
Scottish ministers are planning to reform the Gender Recognition Act to make it easier for people to change their legally recognised gender, and First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has repeatedly dismissed fears that the plan poses a risk to women’s rights and safety.
