But less than a month later, Scottish Secretary Alister Jack, following the concerns expressed by UK ministers, announced the bill´s veto. In his official statement, he said the Bill has complications due to differing gender recognition regimes in the UK which is at risk of “allowing more fraudulent or bad faith applications.”

The Scottish secretary added that the bill goes against the Equality Act (2010), mentioning how the “adverse effects include impacts on the operation of single-sex clubs, associations and schools, and protections such as equal pay.” The Equality Act protects people from being discriminated against because of certain characteristics, which include sex or gender reassignment. But Scottish ministers argued back that it does not have any impact on the Act, creating internal conflicts.

In response to the UK’s intervention, Stonewall, a British charity that supports LGBTQ+ youth throughout the United Kingdom, said: “These are not the actions of a government that can stand on the international stage as a credible defender of LGBTQ+ rights.”

The Welsh government supported the Scottish parliament by unveiling a new LGBTQ+ action plan, which suggests similar reforms as the bill that was vetoed. It aims at banning conversion therapy practices in the UK as well as providing better trans guidance in the Welsh educational system.

Currently, the bill has created social conflict, as well as a political one, which can mean that there are still meetings to be held and words to be said. Additionally, following the resignation of Nichola Sturgeon, the First Prime Minister of Scotland, the continuation of the bill is unclear, with one of the three candidates running to replace her promising to stick with the bill.