Seven in ten Scots do not believe people should be allowed to change their legal sex by self-identification, new polling has confirmed. A previous poll by Panelbase also found only one in five over-16s in Scotland agreed that changing legal sex should be available on the basis of self-declaration. Too easyThe polling confirms there is little support for the Scottish Government’s proposals to make changing legal sex much easier by removing the requirement to be diagnosed with gender dysphoria, and instead replace it with a self-declaration system. And while Scots must currently have lived as their preferred gender for a minimum of two years before they can change legal sex, the Scottish Government wants to reduce this time to just three months. Only 20 per cent agreed that it should apply to “anyone who makes a solemn declaration that they are living in their new gender”.

Source: The Times December 23, 2021 15:50 UTC