Scottish Conservative MSP for Lothian region Sue Webber said: “The SNP’s buck-passing on this scandal is completely unacceptable. It is them who have fostered a culture in Scottish Government-funded organisations that puts militant gender ideology before the safety of women and girls.
“For Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre’s former CEO to claim sexual assault survivors should be ‘challenged’ over their concerns surrounding Nicola Sturgeon’s gender self-ID policy is appalling, and the ERCC statement in the wake of the inquiry suggests they still don’t grasp the level of offence caused.
“It is obscene that rape victims should be called transphobic for requesting a safe, single-sex space during a time of acute distress, from the very organisation who is supposed to provide one.
“This inquiry must see a change of culture from the top down – and heads must roll. The SNP must commit to a complete reset of their priorities to ensure a similar scandal never occurs again, instead of pretending this is solely a matter for Rape Crisis Scotland.”