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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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Steph Brawn

Joanna Cherry challenges Nicola Sturgeon to public debate on gender reform

SNP MP Joanna Cherry has asked Nicola Sturgeon and Ruth Davidson to debate her

JOANNA Cherry has challenged Nicola Sturgeon and Ruth Davidson to a public debate on Gender Recognition Act (GRA) reform after both declined to define what a woman is.

The First Minister, who last year described herself as “feminist to my fingertips”, received criticism this week after she said defining what a woman is would “oversimplify” the debate on transgender rights and risk harming trans people.

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