Labour has come under fire from J.K. Rowling after she accused it of ignoring public and members' opinion in backing Nicola Sturgeon's plans to allow Scots to self-identify their legal gender.
Ms Rowling donated 1 million to Labour in 2008, but has now accused the Scottish branch of the party of ignoring criticism of the legislation from the UN and Equality and Human Rights Commission.
In her latest attack on the Scottish First Minister, the Harry Potter author also claimed Ms Sturgeon had ignored criticism of the new Gender Recognition Bill, treating it as an 'impertinence'.
She tweeted: '@ScottishLabour continues to ignore public opinion, criticism from both the UN and the EHRC and widespread opposition from women in its own ranks and supports Sturgeon, meaning that the Tories have been handed an open goal on safeguarding'.
The Gender Recognition Reform Bill is set to remove the requirement for a medical diagnosis of gender dysphoria when seeking a gender recognition certificate.
It will also reduce the length of time an applicant must live in their acquired gender from two years to three months, with an additional three-month reflection period.
Defending the Bill earlier this week, Ms Sturgeon told Holyrood that violent men 'do not need' to legally change gender to access women-only spaces.
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