People can self-identify as male or female in Scottish census, says guidance

Trans rights protesters outside the Scottish parliament. Equalities groups have argued that trans men and women should be allowed to answer the compulsory sex question with the sex in which they live and identify. Photograph: Ken Jack/Getty Images

Trans rights protesters outside the Scottish parliament. Equalities groups have argued that trans men and women should be allowed to answer the compulsory sex question with the sex in which they live and identify. Photograph: Ken Jack/Getty Images

source https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/31/people-can-self-identify-as-male-or-female-in-scottish-census-says-guidance