Kate Nevens: “Far too many people have had to suffer for far too long. They deserve an apology, but they also deserve an end to their…”

Conversion practices have no place in modern Scotland.

Trans people want the same thing as everyone else, to live their lives free from prejudice, discrimination and violence.

This is a major setback for human rights and a day that many trans people, and those who love them, have been dreading.

A comprehensive, watertight ban has been promised again and again, and rather than following through on the promises the Scottish Government made, today’s Programme for Government has delayed it further.