Nicola Sturgeon is 'reduced to incoherence' when it comes to her position on the transgender debate and gender reforms in Scotland, says the former First Minister of Scotland and leader of the Alba party Alex Salmond. In an exclusive interview with TalkTV's Peter Cardwell Alex Salmond comments on Nicola Sturgeon's seeming inability to say whether Isla Bryson, the man convicted of raping two women, is a man or a woman. He says the 'evidence suggests' Isla Bryson is a man who is pretending to be a woman to avoid going to a male prison. The First Minister said her position on challenging Section 35 had not changed, saying it is important to have “clarity” on the circumstances in which it can be used. Ms Sturgeon was also asked about the case of double rapist Isla Bryson and whether she thought Bryson was “at it” in changing gender. Ms Sturgeon said: “In this case, the individual is a rapist, that’s the important description for this individual. “They have been convicted of rape and they’re in prison and in a male prison. “So you deal with the individual – you don’t further stigmatise the entire group.” Pressed further on Bryson’s case and whether she considered the prisoner to be a woman, Ms Sturgeon said: “Isla Bryson calls herself a woman, but what I’m trying to say is in the context of the prison service, that is not the relevant factor here. “The relevant factor is the crime the individual has committed and been convicted of.” The First Minister continued: “She regards herself a woman, I regard the individual as a rapist.” Click here for more from TalkTV https://talk.tv

• published: 09 Feb 2023
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