Transgender prison row heightens safety fears in Scotland’s LGBTQ+ community
by Libby Brooks Scotland correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#68Z7H)
Isla Bryson case has led to climate of growing hostility towards trans people, say equality campaigners
The furore surrounding the placement of transgender offenders in Scottish prisons has sharpened personal safety fears across Scotland's LGBTQ+ community, the Guardian has been told.
Soon after Nicola Sturgeon announced her resignation on Wednesday, Scottish equalities campaigners expressed unease at the loss of such a visible LGBTQ+ ally.
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