Reposted by Callum
With enormous regret, SLAB is today advising supporters not to vote for ANY Scottish Labour candidate in this election. There are several pro-trans Labour candidates standing on 7 May, but a vote for them would now sadly be an endorsement of explicit transphobia. #NoVotesLabourInMay #TransRightsNow
![A graphic of First Minister of Scotland, John Swinney SNP MSP, when he attended Edinburgh Pride 2024 - as part of the End Conversion Practices bloc.
The text above includes highlighted sections of his quotes about why he backed the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill, which sought to simplify the process of obtaining a GRC.
The bottom left includes the logo for Out For Independence, the LGBTQIA+ affiliate wing of the SNP.
The text reads:
“I do not regret my support from the gender recognition reform bill”
“[The Bill] was to try and improve the circumstances of a very small minority in our country, in the trans community, and to make life a bit easier for them.
That was the purpose of the legislation, and that was why I was happy to support it.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:creqjmh3pvjg5f7f6n23ys76/bafkreic2cqsinqg3k6spigfmyvja6ipahnonizzzssrxswsi57ldz33kse)
