"[Asked if Isla Bryson should be able to identify as trans] I think any trans person should be able to get the gender recognition certificate that they seek, that recognises, in law, something that the rest of us just take for granted."
Maggie Chapman is a Scottish politician and lecturer who is a Scottish Green Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for North East Scotland. She was co-convenor of the Scottish Greens from November 2013 to August 2019, serving with Patrick Harvie, and was the party's lead candidate for the 2019 European election.
"[After her interviewer had asserted no human had ever changed biological sex] Im not actually sure we can say that because we dont have the chromosomal make-up of every single human being. We dont know that. Do you know what your chromosomes are? Ive never had mine tested, I dont know what mine are."
Maggie Chapman"[It was suggested Bryson was posing as trans to avoid serving their sentence in a male prison] Well we do’t know that was the only motivation that Isla Bryson chose to do that [...] Isla Bryson is a trans woman ... it’s very very clear that we cannot let single cases determine the entire legislation that were talking about here."
Maggie Chapman"The Scottish Greens stand in solidarity with Rape Crisis Scotland, Edinburgh Rape Crisis, survivors of gender-based violence, Mridul Wadhwa, and trans people across Scotland. Rape Crisis Scotland and rape crisis centres across the country provide vital, life-saving support, therapy and advocacy for survivors of gender-based violence."
Maggie Chapman