[Niamh.]

And here is a Trans Activist responding to the interview basically saying that yes male rapists should be housed with women and Nicola Sturgeon is transphobic.

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[user104658]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

And here is a Trans Activist responding to the interview basically saying that yes male rapists should be housed with women and Nicola Sturgeon is transphobic.

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They're not wrong to be fair, Nicola is trying to have her cake and eat it too... which is why she's stumbling around all over the place. The truth of course is that she knows what the sensible answer is but - like many people - is afraid of being branded transphobic (politically) and more importantly afraid of "aligning with Tories". She's spitting the Kool-Aid at people but I'm very, very doubtful that she's actually swallowed any herself. I don't see "real" ideology in her - just a political position she's decided to take.

She may well of course believe that trans rights are important too - as many of us do - but she recognises the objective reality that there is a fundamental difference between a woman and a trans woman.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Soldier Boy

They're not wrong to be fair, Nicola is trying to have her cake and eat it too... which is why she's stumbling around all over the place. The truth of course is that she knows what the sensible answer is but - like many people - is afraid of being branded transphobic (politically) and more importantly afraid of "aligning with Tories".

Oh yeah for sure but I'm glad that it's all been spelled out so plainly for all to see now and right in proper main stream media. The message is :

If you think male rapists who say they identify as women should not be housed with female prisoners, you are transphobic.

I think that makes the vast majority of the general public transphobic then