ANAS Sarwar was last night blasted as “desperate” after calling for trans women to be banned from single-sex spaces.
The Scottish Labour leader’s call comes after he admitted he was wrong to support gender self—ID.
Anas Sarwar declared that trans women should be banned from single-sex spaces[/caption]
But he was slammed by Scottish Tories equalities spokeswoman Tess White for the comments[/caption]
He wants trans women to be excluded from female changing rooms and hospital wards.
Mr Sarwar said: “There should be single-sex spaces based on biological sex, there should be single-sex services based on biological sex and there should be the respect of the Equality Act.
“And my fear is what’s happening in some parts of our public institutions across Scotland is that they aren’t following the law.
“I think they need to follow the law.”
But his comments were blasted by the Scottish Tories who said Mr Sarwar had “betrayed” women and girls.
The party’s equalities spokeswoman Tess White said: “This desperate attempt to rewrite history by Anas Sarwar only served to highlight what a weak, ineffectual leader he is.
“Anas Sarwar is part of the disconnected left-wing consensus at Holyrood which allowed gender self-ID to become dangerously embedded in Scotland’s public bodies.
“Like John Swinney, he now hopes Scots will forget about it.”
It comes after Mr Sarwar suffered an embarrassing defeat at Scottish Labour’s conference when delegates voted down a bid to back safe spaces for women.
Current NHS guidance says staff can deal with transgender patients on a case-by-case basis.
A Scottish Government spokesperson said: “The Scottish Government strongly supports the separate and single-sex exceptions in the UK-wide Equality Act 2010, which can allow for trans people to be excluded when this is a proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim.
“Health boards should assess each situation individually and sensitively using experience and expertise to determine the appropriate course of action, whilst fulfilling their responsibilities under the Act.”
The Scottish Labour leader was blasted as ‘desperate’[/caption]
