Joanna Cherry threatened to sue the club. an apology for the cancellation of the Edinburgh Fringe show she was supposed to be on due to her views on gender identity.
The Stand Comedy Club said it would not be doing an In Conversation With interview with Joanna Cherry because that some of his staff didn't want to work on it because of Ms. Cherry's gender-critical views.
Ms Cherry, who represents Edinburgh South West at the SNP, threatened to sue the club if they didn't back down, admitting on Friday that the cancellation was «unfair and constituted unlawful discrimination». against her.
A spokesperson for the club stated: «Now we publicly and unconditionally apologize to Miss Cherry.»
The MP, a vocal critic of the Scottish government's gender reform, said it was «a very welcome move by The Stand» and I accept their apology and look forward to attending the event".
Ms Cherry told BBC Radio Scotland she supports equal rights for transgender people, but does not support the view that «any man has the right to identify himself as a woman with minimal security measures.»
She told Drivetime: «I didn't mean to sue here and it was never about money, but I hope the fact that The Stand is fully and frankly acknowledging that the cancellation of the event is due to my philosophical views as a lesbian and feminist was illegal, I really hope it will benefit other women and even men by discouraging other people from discriminating against people like me who fully support equal rights for transgender people but don't think any man should be able to identify himself as woman.
"And I really hope that the detailed legal opinion I received on this matter, which is still posted on my website, will benefit other people in the future and prevent other organizations from engaging in this kind of unlawful discrimination.» #34;
The club invited her to appear for an August interview earlier this year, but withdrew their invitation after saying that «key operational personnel» expressed concern about the MP's views and made it clear they did not want to work at the event.
But Ms Cherry has announced her intention to sue if the club does not proceed with the event, vowing to «take whatever legal action is necessary to protect my right not to be misrepresented or discriminated against.»
A standoff co-founded by SNP MP Tommy Sheppard. , said she took her own legal advice before deciding to cancel and apologized to her on Friday.
A spokesman for the club had previously stated that he believed the event would be impossible to organize because a number of employees expressed reluctance to work on the day it was due to take place, citing personal discomfort with some of Joanna's. Cherry's opinion.
Apologizing, the company said it sent a detailed response to Ms. Cherry and her legal team and spoke with event organizers. promoters to confirm we can run the event as originally planned."
A spokesman said: "The booth will donate our share of the profits from the event to one of our partner charities, Edinburgh Food Project.
"Management of the event will be discussed with staff in the coming weeks.
"We have always made it clear that we oppose all forms of discrimination and recognize the right people to express opinions that we may not agree with.
"We hope this apology ends this episode and allows The Stand to get back to doing what it does best"
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