UK Government Vows to ‘Robustly Defend’ Its Block on Scottish Gender Reform

Secretary of State for Scotland Alister Jack arrives in Downing Street for the weekly cabinet meeting to be held in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London, on Sept. 30, 2020. Leon Neal/Getty Images

The UK government has confirmed that it will defend its block on Scotland’s plans to make it easier to change one’s gender identity.

In December, the Scottish Parliament passed the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill, which would enable anyone over the age of 16 to self-identify their gender.