 Bill. The legislation passed its first Holyrood vote by 88 to 33 last week and included proposals that will remove the requirement for someone to obtain a medical diagnosis of gender dysphoria before they can seek a gender recognition certificate (GRC). The proposals also promised to reduce the minimum age for obtaining a certificate to 16 and the amount of time someone must live in their acquired gender from two years to three months. This amended time limit will come with an attachment of an additional three-month reflection period. Following its announcement, groups representing women and girls have raised concerns over safety if the Bill is passed in its current form. Ms Regan was met with support af){kind=link}
Ash Regan has been praised by Harry Potter author JK Rowling for her stance on self-identification for transgender people after the MSP quit the Scottish Government.
The SNP MSP stood down from her role as Community Safety Minister following a row over the introduction of self-identification for transgender people in Scotland.
Rowling – who has caused controversy for her vocal critique on reforms surrounding rights for the transgender community, but has previously denied she is transphobic – commended the politician’s decision, urging: ‘This is what a principled politician looks like.’
Previously tweeting a picture of herself wearing a T-shirt that called out Scotland’s First Minister a ‘destroyer of women’s rights’, it didn’t take her long to share her views on the news of a resignation.
The writer’s opinions landed on Twitter after Ms Regan announced she was leaving her post in the Scottish Government.