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"Trans questions on the Scottish census must not be at women’s expense", The Times (13 June 2019)
• National Records of Scotland were apparently suggesting a third sex option for non-binary people in addition to male and female. Statisticians had said such a proposal risked distorting figures on illness as they affect men and women.
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Policy capture is at the root of this fankle, as with many issues around gender identity. Officials only take advice from LGBT stakeholders. They never consider that women might have something to say about legislation which erases them as a biological sex class. In this case they didn't consult statisticians either.

— Joan McAlpine

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Policy capture is at the root of this fankle, as with many issues around gender identity. Officials only take advice from LGBT stakeholders. They never consider that women might have something to say about legislation which erases them as a biological sex class. In this case they didn't consult statisticians either." in the context of ""Trans questions on the Scottish census must not be at women’s expense", The Times (13 June 2019)
• National Records of Scotland were apparently suggesting a third sex option for non-binary people in addition to male and female. Statisticians had said such a proposal risked distorting figures on illness as they affect men and women." to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Joan McAlpine

About Joan McAlpine

Joan McAlpine (born 28 January 1962) is a former Scottish journalist and former Scottish National Party politician. She was a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the South Scotland region from 2011 to 2021. McAlpine is known for her opposition to the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill and for her advocacy of gender-critical feminism.