In honour of #IWD, a fairly in-depth thread on what the core issue is with the Bill @ScotGov has introduced. Lot of folks like @MhairiHunter and @agcolehamilton are spinning this as simple admin, as Sturgeon did last night. That's a lie.

Thread: De-medicalising transgender identification cannot be understood as an isolated, technical matter. Removing the medical hurdle will be to complete a profound shift in our institutional posture towards trans issues, from a healthcare framing, onto a human rights framing.