Anas Sarwar has said he does not regret supporting the Scottish Government over its controversial gender recognition reforms.
The Scottish Labour leader said it had been right to help trans people, but insisted tighter curbs on sex offenders should have been introduced.
The Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill made it easier for people to change gender by de-medicalising the process and lowering the age limit.
MSPs passed the Bill before Christmas, with Labour whipping its members to back the proposals.
He also addressed the scandal of Isla Bryson, a rapist housed in a female prison after claiming to be a woman. This was in spite of her sexual offences being committed as a man.
Asked if he believed Bryson is a woman, he said: “Isla Bryson committed rape. Rape is committed by a man in Scots law and therefore should be treated as such. So a rapist, a man, should not be allowed into a woman’s prison. I think that is pretty clear.”
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