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SNP MP Mhairi Black tells politicians to ‘leave trans people the hell alone’

Outgoing Deputy Leader of the SNP Mhairi Black defended the trans+ community during a speech at an Edinburgh Fringe Festival event. Speaking at an ‘In Conversation with…’ event hosted by Graham Spiers, she criticised the way trans issues have been transformed into “intellectual debate.” “I want trans people to be able to live with dignity and happiness,” she declared. “And for newspapers and politicians to leave them the hell alone.” “Being trans is not something to be feared,” she continued. “It’s just an aspect of a human being, the same…

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Mhairi Black to step down as MP at next election

Mhairi Black, the SNP MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire South, has announced that she will step down as an MP at the next election.  The party’s Deputy Leader at Westminster was first elected in 2015 and has championed LGBTQ+ rights and equality during her time in office.  “I’m tired is a big part of it and the thing that makes me tired is Westminster,” she told ‘The News Agents’ podcast on 4 July. “I think it is one of the most unhealthy workplaces that you could ever be in.” Black…

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