TLDR If I get arrested for being topless as a trans women the outcome would either be
1: it’s illegal, which would be a win for trans women as we would be considered closer to cis women, or
2: it’s legal which would be a win for free the nipple movement because it could be argued “that trans women can do it and their boobs are the same as ours”
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The point is transphobia. They will just use it as an excuse to persecute you, without giving the slightest bit of consideration to you. In the same way that the UK is trying to ban trans folk from using any gendered toilet. The point is the discrimination, they don’t give a shit about “gotchas”
It has been done before, with both kinds of news coverage, too:
- With nipples: https://snackmag.co.uk/trans-women-protest-topless-outside-scottish-parliament
- Without: https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/05/17/scottish-parliament-holyrood-trans-protest-supreme-court/
Don’t let that discourage you, though. Showing the “facts don’t care about your feelings” crowd that their “facts” are in fact just feelings, is always worthwhile.
It’s not worthwhile, they don’t care what comes out of their mouths.
They want to opress, without reason or logic.
What was the aftermath? anything?
I’m neither Scottish nor ultra-deeply embedded into the trans community, so I doubt I would’ve heard of politician statements or the like. But yeah, I do think I would’ve heard of it, if the ruling got repealed, and I did not hear of that, unfortunately.
I guess, the main aftermath is that it got reported pretty much globally, because it is clever and there are boobs involved, so even clickbait newspapers can print that. Well, and hopefully it got people talking and reevaluating their preconceptions.
