Support for Nicola Sturgeon plummets amidst trans row.
Why has support for Nicola Sturgeon and the SNP dropped?
In January, the Westminster Government blocked the controversial gender identity legislation from becoming law in Scotland.
The bill would allow the current law, of anyone from the age of 18 with two medical reports of having gender dysphoria, and six months living in their affirmed gender being able to legally transition, to lower that age to 16 years old, with no medical reports and a much shorter transition period.
Whilst a segment of people view Westminster blocking this legislation as transphobic, many see the proposal of it in the first place more problematic.
So, should the obstacles individuals face when legally changing their gender be lowered? After all, this would allow trans people to make the changes they desire more feasible.
On the other hand, wouldn’t this just open up the gateway for sex offenders to gain access to women’s spaces?
We’ve seen this issue recently where convicted rapist, Adam Graham, transitioned to a woman, known as Isla Bryson, whilst awaiting trial. As a result, Isla was placed into Cornton Vale women’s prison in Stirling which exposes him to more women to attack. He has since been moved to a male prison.
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Now, Sturgeon’s polls have sunk from 7% to -4%, with the entirety of the SNP also decreasing to 47% from 53% — the lowest since last spring.
So what’s my verdict?
Personally, I think Westminster made the correct decision to block this legislation for obvious reasons.
The ability to legally transition from one gender identity to the other should not be something that anyone can do without official checks and diagnosis.
Many of today’s “activists” seem to forget, and even argue against, that gender dysphoria SHOULD be acknowledged when someone is changing their gender. Gender dysphoria is a medical condition — a mental health condition, to be exact. Some may say that perspective is transphobic, where the majority of people (including many who have actually transitioned) see it for the fact that it is.
To give anyone the ability to legally change their gender identity means they’ll have access to designated spaces of their newly affirmed gender, which presents an entire new array of problems.
I find it inhumane and outrageous that this was even a discussion, let alone a legislation in progress. Why is the SNP not considering the possibility of sex offenders using this to their advantage to get closer to women who they could attack? What about paedophiles who want to get closer to young girls in changing rooms and public toilets?
I think any moral person would argue that this legislation was a bad idea from the beginning, and that the measures currently taken with someone looking to transition should not be altered.
So, is it a shock that support for Sturgeon and the rest of the SNP has decreased? Not really.
