Pauline McNeill, the Scottish Labour justice spokesperson, was set to co-host an event titled "The Meaning of Sex Under the Equality Act 2010" in Holyrood next week with Ash Regan, the SNP MSP who resigned from government over her opposition to the Gender Recognition Reform Bill. The event will include contributions from Maya Forstater, Helen Joyce, the barrister Naomi Cunningham, and the legal academic Dr. Michael Foran.

According to The Scotsman:

A Scottish Labour spokesperson said: “Pauline McNeill MSP will not be attending or hosting this event.”

The formal complaint, seen by The Scotsman, said the timing of the event and its invite – sent on the first day of Pride Month to all MSPs – “appears to be a deliberate attack on trans people and their allies”.

A Scottish labour source said it was the right decision for Ms McNeill to step away from the event.

However, they added the event should never have been organised in the first place.

They said: "This is the right decision, but Pauline should never have organised it in the first place and I hope she apologises publicly for it.”

The Scottish Daily Express' report on the cancelling: https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/politics/fury-labour-msp-forced-step-30174247

Article by Joan Smith:

https://unherd.com/thepost/labour-msp-silenced-for-the-duration-of-pride-month/