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Scotland’s national library has apologised to gender-critical authors after removing their book from an exhibition.
Sir Drummond Bone, chairman of the National Library of Scotland (NLS), admitted the institution was wrong to refuse to include The Women Who Wouldn’t Wheesht, in the display.
The book, which discusses the fight against Nicola Sturgeon’s gender self-ID laws through a collection of essays by gender-critical women, like JK Rowling, was selected to be included in a display celebrating NLS’s centenary.
But Amina Shah, Scotland’s national librarian and the NLS chief executive, decided to remove the book from the exhibition following pressure from the library’s LGBT+ staff network.
An internal review found the “main determining factor” in the decision to remove it was pressure from activist members of staff.
The review found that the network’s threats that they would “go public” with the issue was a significant factor “seriously considered” throughout the decision-making process.
Source: National Library of Scotland apologises over gender-critical book removal