Scottish leadership election leaves gender reform hanging in balance

Trans rights campaigners in Scotland protest against the UK government’s section 35 order blocking Scotland’s gender recognition bill. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian

The future of transgender rights in Scotland remains in limbo, as SNP politicians warn that a leadership contest must not become dominated by ongoing rows on gender recognition reform.

Meanwhile, Scottish Greens sources suggest that any rowback on reform could lead to the collapse of the party’s power-sharing agreement with the SNP.