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Nicola Sturgeon wades into SNP transphobia row as party appeals for 'respectful' debate

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video on Twitter on Wednesday night amid signs that significant numbers of young people are quitting the party because of the hostility of some members towards transgender people.

In the message, which she said “comes from my heart”, Sturgeon said: “It grieves me deeply that you’ve reached this conclusion after much soul searching because you consider at this stage the SNP not to be a safe, tolerant or welcoming place for trans people.”The row centres on potential legislation that would make it easier for someone in Scotland to change their gender which has led to public splits in the SNP.But the exodus by young activists appears to have been sparked by amendment to the Hate Crime bill to protect freedom of speech in the “discussion or.

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