Pink News: Green MSP Maggie Chapman calls for government to better support trans and non-binary youth https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/08/maggie-chapman-scottish-greens/ #LGBT #LGBTQ #Trans #Lesbian #2SLGBTQ #transhealthcare #ScottishGreens #MaggieChapman #Non-Binary #greenparty #transyouth #Identity #Politics #holyrood #Trans #News #UK

And then, I sat on #Arthur ´s seat.

#Scotland #Edinburgh #Holyrood #Park #Hill #Photography

#Fensterfreitag vom #Holyrood Park in #Edinburgh

Westminster shown up by Holyrood over NHS pay | Morning Star
#NHSPay
#Holyrood
#Westminster

https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/b/westminster-shown--up-holyrood-over-nhs-pay

Pink News: UK government blocking Scotland gender bill is ‘shameless attack on trans rights’, activists say https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/01/16/uk-government-block-scotand-gender-reform-lgbtq-trans-unacceptable/ #LGBT #LGBTQ #Trans #Lesbian #2SLGBTQ #scotlandgenderrecognitionbill #genderrecognitioncertificate #NicolaSturgeon #RishiSunak #Activism #Politics #holyrood #Scotland #News #UK

According to The Times, Rishi Sunak is "poised" to deny royal assent to the Scottish gender recognition bill passed by a strong majority at Holyrood, based on legal advice he has obtained—or solicited.

This would be a vicious attack against both trans rights and devolution.

The Scottish government is expected to denounce it as interference and use it as a further argument for independence.

#GenderRecognition #GenderRecognitionAct
#GRAReform #GenderRecognitionReform
#RishiSunak #Transphobia #UKpol
#Scotland #Holyrood #TransRightsAreHumanRights

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/sunak-preparing-to-block-scottish-gender-reform-bill-0vkzs9gl5

If paywalled see
https://news.sky.com/story/rishi-sunak-poised-to-block-scotlands-gender-reform-bill-12786178
https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uks-sunak-preparing-block-scottish-gender-reform-bill-times-2023-01-13/

The UK government has until 19 January to decide whether to block the Scottish gender recognition bill from royal assent. Rishi Sunak claims to be awaiting advice before setting out the next steps.

"Stephen Flynn, the [Scottish National Party] Westminster leader, warned it would be anti-democratic for the UK government to block the bill. He said: “The Scottish parliament has voted in favour of legislation that sits within devolved competencies, and it’s incumbent upon Westminster to ensure that legislation is passed in full.”"

The bill was passed at Holyrood by 86 votes to 39.

#GenderRecognition #GenderRecognitionAct
#GRAReform #GenderRecognitionReform
#RishiSunak #Transphobia #UKpol
#Scotland #Holyrood #TransRightsAreHumanRights

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/jan/13/rishi-sunak-concerned-impact-scotland-gender-recognition-bill

Thursday, was hailed a 'historic day' in #Scotland as MSPs passed a gender recognition bill.

Holyrood voted in favor of plans to allow people to legally change their gender through a system of self-identification starting at age 16, extending the new system of self-identification to 16 & 17-year-olds for the first time.

#LGBTQIA #Trans #Transgender #HumanRights #Holyrood #GRC #GenderRecognitionCertificate
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/dec/22/scotland-passes-bill-making-it-easier-for-people-to-legally-change-gender

Statement from the Scottish Government:
https://www.gov.scot/news/gender-recognition-reform-bill-passed/

#RishiSunak is a bit of a simpleton, isn't he?

"Sunak government threatens to block #ScottishGenderRecognition law

"#UK ministers considering ‘nuclear option’ after MSPs overwhelmingly back bill on #transgender rights..."

#Scotland #Scots #Holyrood #Westminster #Section35 #KemiBadenoch #AlistairJack #ShonaRobison #Trans #HumanRights #News #UKNews #UKPolitics #Politics

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/dec/22/sunak-government-threatens-to-block-scottish-gender-recognition-law

#RishiSunak is a bit of a simpleton, isn't he?

"Sunak government threatens to block #ScottishGenderRecognition law

"#UK ministers considering ‘nuclear option’ after MSPs overwhelmingly back bill on #transgender rights..."

#Scotland #Scots #Holyrood #Westminster #Section35 #KemiBadenoch #AlistairJack #ShonaRobison #Trans #HumanRights #News #UKNews #UKPolitics #Politics

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/dec/22/sunak-government-threatens-to-block-scottish-gender-recognition-law

#Transphobic #Sunak government threatens to block Scottish gender recognition law that was passed by a 86-39 vote at #Holyrood. #FreeScotland! Nicola #Sturgeon is GREAT, Sunak is NOT!
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/dec/22/sunak-government-threatens-to-block-scottish-gender-recognition-law

#Christmas2022

Well done #Holyrood Park. Thanks for the wonderful Christmas experience and the hot chocolate!

Even if the bill still passed, Labour caving in at this point would be a moral disgrace.

Labour as a national party should be proudly standing against the open transphobia of the Tories—it should be the easiest thing politically to do—but as with so many other matters they're running scared of transphobe-dominated Fleet Street.

"Scottish #Labour support for #GenderRecognition law 'very fragile' as final #Holyrood vote looms" #GRA
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/scottish-labour-support-gender-recognition-28675053?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar

#Harpsichord at #Holyrood

A convincing argument to collapse the #ScottishParliament – and hold an extraordinary plebiscite #Holyrood election on a United Scotland ticket.

Once again @AngusMacNeilSNP shows that he is the de facto leader of the pro-indy faction within the SNP at Westminster.

The only impediment is Nicola Sturgeon and ruling clique.

A convincing argument to collapse the #ScottishParliament – and hold an extraordinary plebiscite #Holyrood election on a United Scotland ticket.

Once again @AngusMacNeilSNP shows that he is the de facto leader of the pro-indy faction within the SNP at Westminster.

The only impediment is Nicola Sturgeon and ruling clique.

Starting to get busy at #Holyrood

Bótalle unha ollada a esta publicación: "The Supreme Court says NO to Scotland #Indyref2 #Holyrood #DevolvedPowers (1 part ) ".
http://www.pilaraymara.com/2022/11/the-supreme-court-says-no-to-scotland.html

Amendment 153 and groupings. Pam Duncan-Glancy. This amendment. This is something of a technically-minded amendment that moves the act of acting on secondary legislation to the affirmative procedure in regards to changes to the GRA procedure made by the Registrar General. This means that any changes must be approved by Parliament as opposed to approval by Ministers. The current draft has the use of the Registrar General's discretion on the change of procedure subject to agreement by a Minister in some cases (the negative procedure) and subject to Parliament in others (the affirmative procedure)

Minister speaks noting that a separate Committee has examined this and come to the conclusion that the balance in the Bill is correct, and that any change subject to the negative procedure can still be debated and voted on by Parliament as a whole and does not support Amendment 153

Pam Duncan-Glancy winds up the debate on this Amendment and indicates that she will push the Amendment to a vote

Which she promptly does, resulting in a vote. Amendment 153 falls 3–4

Amendment 28 not moved and falls

Amendment 35 not moved and falls

Amendment 36 not moved and falls

Amendment 113 not moved and falls

Amendment 154 moved to a vote. Passed unanimously

Amendment 82 moved to a vote. Passed unanimously

Amendment 17 not moved and falls

Section 17 agreed to

Schedule 7 agreed to

Amendment 29 not moved and falls

Amendment 31 moved to a vote. Falls 2–5

Amendment 30 not moved and falls

Amendment 155 moved and voted on. Falls 2–5

Section 18 agreed to

Section 19 agreed to

Long Title agreed to

And that completes the Committee's deliberations of amendments to the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill (Stage 2)

They will now redraft the Bill with the accepted amendments and pass it back to the Debating Chamber for Stage 3 which will occur at a later date

So, that's for me for now. I'll do wash-up tomorrow and go through what the whole thing means. Thankfully the amendments accepted are (for the most part) sensible

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#ApocolypseMoon9726 #GRAReform #ScotGov #Holyrood #GenderRecogntionAct

(Jaz has had her bath and is ready to commence. Somehow the relaxation of hot water has bounced her brain in the opposite direction resulting in fizzy happy funny hyperactive Jaz in full chaos-goblin mode who's now referring to herself in the third person. You have been warned 🤣​)

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ApocolypseMoon9726

#ApocolypseMoon9726 #GRAReform #ScotGov #Holyrood #GenderRecogntionAct