{"id":1432739,"date":"2022-04-12T09:44:58","date_gmt":"2022-04-12T13:44:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1432739"},"modified":"2022-04-12T09:45:04","modified_gmt":"2022-04-12T13:45:04","slug":"british-minister-likens-criticism-of-transgender-ideology-to-racism-antisemitism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/british-minister-likens-criticism-of-transgender-ideology-to-racism-antisemitism\/","title":{"rendered":"British Minister Likens Criticism of Transgender Ideology to Racism, Antisemitism"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" 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  <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">A government minister in northern Britain is demanding that arguments against transgenderism be censored from the media, comparing criticism of the ideology to racism or antisemitism.<\/p>\n<p>Minister Lorna Slater, a leftist member of Scotland\u2019s devolved parliament, has been denounced for \u201cradical extremism\u201d over her position, the minister having also been a hardline backer of laws that would allow people to change their gender without a medical assessment.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>In an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heraldscotland.com\/politics\/20057987.neil-mackays-big-read-independence-trans-rights-record-government-scottish-greens-minister-lorna-slater-comes-fighting\/\">interview<\/a> with Scotland\u2019s\u00a0<em>The Herald<\/em>, the Green Party minister denounced what she called the \u201cfictional notion of balance\u201d in the trans debate, comparing those in opposition to liberal transgender policies to so-called \u201cclimate deniers\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe wouldn\u2019t put balance on the question of racism or anti-Semitism, but we allow this fictional notion of balance when it comes to anti-trans [views],\u201d the publication reports the minister as saying.<\/p>\n<p>She went on to say that she found the \u201cwhole thing\u201d \u201cdisgusting\u201d, and that she did not care what \u201cDaily Mail\u201d readers thought on the matter.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>The minister \u2014 who was born, raised and educated in Canada but now governs in Scotland\u2013 also accused those opposing the trans lobby in the UK of receiving funding from the United States.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy understanding is that there\u2019s money in this from certain right-wing American groups that\u2019s been flooding into organisations in the UK,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Green Agenda: Minister Ignores Ukraine Food Crisis Warnings in Favour of Solving \u2018Nature Emergency\u2019<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/J2tbJCOZEI\">https:\/\/t.co\/J2tbJCOZEI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartLondon\/status\/1503432470666039297?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 14, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>While Slater seems content with dismissing a certain section of the electorate on the issue of transgenderism, others do not appear to share her view, with some denouncing the Green Party member for her statements.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is ironic that she likens women\u2019s rights activists to antisemites, racists and climate- change deniers, when some might think her intemperate, incendiary, fact-free rant bears all the hallmarks of extremist bigotry as well as a denial of the fundamentals of biological science,\u201d\u00a0<em>The Times\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.co.uk\/article\/gender-reform-critics-like-racists-says-lorna-slater-2chfb5v6k\">reports<\/a> For Women Scotland director\u00a0Susan Smith as saying, who went on to accuse Slater of calling for \u201ccensorship and suppression of political opponents\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cSuch bullying hectoring should concern any parliamentarian who wants an open, thorough examination of legislation,\u201d she continued. \u201cIf Ms Slater wishes to continue to act as a political wrecking ball, she should resign her position.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Conservative Party MSP Brian Whittle called out Slater for what he described as \u201cradical extremism\u201d, saying that her colleagues should \u201csurely\u201d turf the minister from office over the comments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere should be no place in Government for this kind of radical extremism,\u201d Whittle <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrianWhittle\/status\/1513194682456625165\">wrote<\/a> online. \u201cSurely she must be removed from post?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow many times is this SG minister going to get away with this kind of offence?\u201d he also asked.<\/p>\n<p>Another Scottish Conservative described the minister\u2019s call for censorship \u201cabsurd\u201d, while also claiming that Slater\u2019s comparing of transgenderism sceptics with racists is \u201cgrossly offensive\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s outrageous and grossly offensive for Lorna Slater to compare women with legitimate concerns over their safety and rights with racists,\u201d\u00a0Meghan Gallacher MSP said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MGallacherMSP\/status\/1513189792779022343\">post<\/a> on social media. \u201cThe same goes for her absurd suggestion that those with misgivings should not be given a platform to voice their concerns.\u201d<\/p>\n<h5 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