Kate Forbes and Ash Regan describe author, who opposed Nicola Sturgeon’s gender recognition reforms, as ‘brave’ in TV debate
Two of the candidates seeking to be the next leader of the Scottish National party have described author JK Rowling as a “national treasure” despite her branding their predecessor Nicola Sturgeon a “destroyer of women’s rights”.
Asked if she disagreed with Rowling on transgender rights Forbes, who is on maternity leave from her role as finance secretary, replied “No I don’t disagree with her.” Polling conducted in advance of the debate found that most voters believed none of the three candidates would make a better first minister than Sturgeon, who announced herafter eight years. But the survey also found that 56% of voters said they opposed the gender recognition reforms “from what they had seen and heard about them”, compared with 26% who supported them.
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