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Isla Bryson<\/p>\nEryn Browning has been criticised for her comments by Alba and the Tories.Isla Bryson<\/p>\n
A Green candidate has said a double rapist who changed gender while awaiting trial is a woman.<\/p>\n
Eryn Browning said Isla Bryson is an \u201cevil woman\u201d but a \u201cwoman nonetheless\u201d.<\/p>\n
Bryson was jailed for eight years in 2023 after raping two women in Clydebank and Glasgow while known as Adam Graham.<\/p>\n
Bryson was initially remanded to the all-female Cornton Vale prison, but was then moved to a men’s facility.<\/p>\n
The original decision sparked a national outcry and fuelled a national debate on self-ID for trans people.<\/p>\n
In a tweet, Tory MSP Murdo Fraser wrote: \u201cA key question for anyone who wants to be Scotland\u2019s First Minister: is \u2018Isla Bryson\u2019 a man or a woman?\u201d.<\/p>\n
READ MORE: Nicola Sturgeon receives \u00a310,000 dividend boost as outside earnings soar<\/a>READ MORE: Nicola Sturgeon to charge \u00a375 for ‘meet and greet’ ahead of Edinburgh interview<\/a><\/p>\n Browning, who is standing for the Greens in the Clydebank Waterfront by election, responded by saying that \u201cIsla Bryson is a woman. an evil woman, but a woman nonetheless\u201d, before criticising Fraser.<\/p>\n Alba MSP Ash Regan said: \u201cNicola Sturgeon\u2019s inability to say that double rapist Isla Bryson is a man badly undermined her position as First Minister.<\/p>\n \u201cSaying that violent trans-identifying males are women isn\u2019t just offensive, it is inherently dangerous to women and girls. Its justification is based on the self-ID gender affirmation principles that led to the axed Gender Recognition Reform Bill.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Scottish Green Party should make clear whether or not they stand by the comments of their candidate that the male rapist Isla Bryson is a woman and let the public decide if they agree. Their answer may lead John Swinney to regret his recent overtures on potential future deals.\u201d<\/p>\n Scottish Conservative MSP Murdo Fraser said: \u201cThese outrageous comments from this Green candidate are entirely in line with her party\u2019s extremist views on gender ideology.<\/p>\n \u201cCommon sense should tell this candidate that Isla Bryson is a dangerous male rapist and it was disgraceful that he was ever housed in a women\u2019s prison.\u201d<\/p>\n The Greens did not comment.<\/p>\n