Transgender prison row heightens safety fears in Scotland’s LGBTQ+ community

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Isla Bryson case has led to climate of growing hostility towards trans people, say equality campaigners

The ongoing furore surrounding the placement of transgender offenders in Scottish prisons has sharpened personal safety fears across Scotland’s LGBTQ+ community, the Guardian has been told.

Soon after Nicola Sturgeon announced her resignation on Wednesday, Scottish equalities campaigners expressed unease at the loss of such a visible LGBTQ+ ally.

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