SNP rejects calls to cut ties with Stonewall after Supreme Court trans ruling

The Scottish National Party (SNP) has said it doesn’t plan to cut ties with Stonewall following the UK Supreme Court’s recent trans ruling.

The political party reaffirmed its commitment to working with Stonewall to improve the rights of LGBTQ+ people after accusations from the Scottish conservatives that the charity had spread “misinformation” over a ruling on the Equality Act’s definition of women and sex.

In a unanimous judgement, Supreme Court judges ruled on 16 April that the 2010 Equality Act’s definitions of women and sex pertain to “biological women” and “biological sex.”

Responding to the ruling, Stonewall CEO, Simon Blake, told PinkNews that the organisation shares “deep concern” over the implications of the ruling, adding it is “incredibly worrying for the trans community and all of

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