The Edinburgh Fringe has a reputation for allowing performers to push almost any boundary they wish. So it seemed strange when one of the capital’s best known venues announced it was cancelling a planned talk show featuring an SNP MP.
By Fringe standards, Joanna Cherry’s appearance in August would be a reserved and serious affair. It quickly became apparent some staff at The Stand simply didn’t want to work on a show featuring a politician with a reputation for speaking her mind.
Cherry has been a vocal critic of the Scottish Government’s gender recognition reforms. Despite being a supporter of trans rights, many of her critics have repeatedly branded her transphobic.
