Why the Scottish trans movement lost
Through its dogmatism, the SNP alienated even those sympathetic to trans rights.
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Chris Deerin is Scotland editor and a contributing writer at the New Statesman.
Through its dogmatism, the SNP alienated even those sympathetic to trans rights.
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