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The persecution of Marion Millar and Kathleen Stock

Marion Millar outside court (Credit: YouTube)

Marion Millar’s nightmare is over. The Scottish accountant facing prosecution for ‘transphobic’ tweets has been told the Crown is discontinuing its case against her. Millar stood accused of acting in a threatening or abusive manner and in a way aggravated by prejudice relating to sexual orientation and transgender identity. At issue were a series of tweets which, it was claimed, were of a ‘homophobic and transphobic nature’.

Millar, a member of the women’s rights group For Women Scotland, has been involved in the debate over reform of the Gender Recognition Act in Scotland, where Nicola Sturgeon’s devolved government is firmly aligned with trans rights organisations and their efforts to prize gender identity over biological sex in law, public policy and even the census. The decision to bring a prosecution against Millar prompted anger and a pushback from women in Scotland and around the world under the slogan ‘Women Won’t Wheesht’.

Her solicitor David McKie said today:

‘My client is very pleased to have received confirmation that the case against her had been discontinued by the Crown.

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