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Nicola Sturgeon says trans rights abuses pushed her out of role as Scottish leader – POLITICO

Reflecting on the row over transgender rights, Sturgeon said it felt like on every issue “people were approaching this issue based on how they felt about me – that seemed true on the trans issue, that seemed true on a number of issues.”

Sturgeon said she believed that if she removed herself from the equation, “perhaps politics and discourse and debate in Scotland would be a little healthier”.

But, she admitted, “it didn’t really happen that way, but yes, that’s why I decided to step down.”

The UK’s Labor Party, poised to become a national government at the next election according to current polls, is also struggling with its position on gender.

The Times reported on Sunday evening that the party was considering allowing a single doctor to approve a gender recognition certificate changing a person’s sex, although the plan does not reflect Scotland’s proposals.

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