The Gender Recognition Act consultation, which closed earlier this week, has been a source of hostility and aggressive arguments over the past few weeks. Rose Cunningham, who identifies as a trans woman, says the discourse has been toxic even among allies and close comrades and calls for a discourse that respects and centres the views and experiences of trans people without resorting to the worst elements of “call out culture”...

This week marked 18 years since the Scottish Parliament repealed Section 28 north of the border, but LGBT+ people still face widespread discrimination and continue to be affected by policies implemented by an aggressively intolerant Conservative government in coalition with DUP homophobes. Brian Finlay reflects on this legacy and what lessons can be learned going forward...

In light of recent debates around the Catalan crisis and unjust laws that discriminate against women and minorities, Guy Ingerson, co-convener of the Aberdeen Greens, argues consent should be an essential part of any socialist's political vocabulary. When does legality trump consent?