The Scottish parliament has voted to ask new questions about transgender identity and sexual orientation in the next census, allowing national demographics to chart Scotland’s trans community for the first time. The census (amendment) (Scotland) bill was passed unanimously on Wednesday evening. McAlpine, who has attracted criticism from trans rights activists since her role in the census bill, reiterated her position that the census should ask questions based on biological sex. Ross Greer, a Scottish Green party MSP, condemned what he described as the false framing of women’s rights versus trans rights. Trans people and their supporters, meanwhile, gathered outside Holyrood to call on MSPs to accelerate the pace of change on transgender rights.

Source: The Guardian June 13, 2019 12:02 UTC