TRANSGENDERAs if the humiliation of Scotland’s Nicola Sturgeon wasn’t warning enough, the Welsh Labour Party set their sights on the exact same Self-ID legislation, wonder if both legislatures had “help” drafting it.

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[–]ClassroomPast6178[S] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

Welsh ministers set themselves on a collision course with Westminster over trans rights today with a demand for new powers to ease gender self-identification.

The Labour administration today launched a LGBTQ+ Action Plan that seeks to 'trigger' negotiations about taking on the role in overseeing how people change their gender.

But the move by Labour in conjunction with Welsh nationalists Plaid Cymru, is likely to set up a furious row with Tory ministers in London.

They are already bracing for legal action with Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon over a law reducing the age at which people can change gender from 18 to 16.

Welsh Conservative shadow minister for equalities, Altaf Hussain, said: 'While I firmly believe that more needs to be done to support LGBTQ+ people, the further devolution of powers is not the answer. We have seen the chaos that the SNP have brought about with devolved powers and now Labour ministers are seeking to do the same.

'Members of the LGBTQ+ community deserve our respect, support and understanding, they don't deserve to be used as a political tool by Labour ministers in their bid to secure more powers.'

[–]LordoftheFliesAmeri-kin 2.0. Pronouns: MegaWhite/SuperStraight/UltraPatriarchy 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

Hold up, Welsh nationalists are part of this push? Isn't that the same combo (nationalists and Labour) that Scotland is currently "enjoying" in their own leadership?

[–]ClassroomPast6178[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

In Scotland it’s the SNP and the Greens who are in a coalition in the Scottish Parliament, although Scottish Labour supported the Self-ID bill.

In Wales Welsh Labour and the nationalist Plaid Cymru run the Welsh Parliament and are behind this Self-ID nonsense.

[–]LordoftheFliesAmeri-kin 2.0. Pronouns: MegaWhite/SuperStraight/UltraPatriarchy 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Thanks for the correction. Not being over there, I don't have the players memorized and all.

[–]LyingSpirit472 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

It's a country that had so many people identify as a stunning and brave ram, are you shocked they would go for this.

[–]LordoftheFliesAmeri-kin 2.0. Pronouns: MegaWhite/SuperStraight/UltraPatriarchy 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

It's not the people going for it in general, but rather the nationalists specifically. I'm having a hard picturing what a movement built around the idea of prying their part of the UK loose from the rest get out this arrangement.