"I'm glad to hear that Mridul Wadhwa is no longer the CEO of Rape Crisis Edinburgh but the appalling culture over which this man who identifies as a woman presided goes much deeper. This should not be an end of the matter. Others need to consider their position."
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Wadhwa, a transwoman without a Gender Recognition Certificate (and thus [legally male) was appointed CEO of the Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre in 2021. In September 2024, a report commissioned by Rape Crisis Scotland found Wadhwa had "failed to set professional standards of behaviour".
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Joanna Cherry
Joanna Catherine Cherry KC (born 18 March 1966) is a Scottish politician and barrister who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Edinburgh South West from 2015 to 2024. A member of the Scottish National Party (SNP), she was the party's Shadow Home Secretary and Shadow Secretary of State for Justice in the House of Commons from 2015 to 2021.
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