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A policy known as the "Named Persons Act" was pushed heavily by the party, but ultimately scrapped in 2019.<ref name=NO2NP>[https://no2np.org/ No2NP]</ref>  This authoritarian act would have forced every child in Scotland to have a government-appointed official monitor their "wellbeing" and "happiness".<ref name=NO2NP />

A policy known as the "Named Persons Act" was pushed heavily by the party, but ultimately scrapped in 2019.<ref name=NO2NP>[https://no2np.org/ No2NP]</ref>  This authoritarian act would have forced every child in Scotland to have a government-appointed official monitor their "wellbeing" and "happiness".<ref name=NO2NP />

They support the [[Homosexual Agenda]]. One of the party's policies is to allow 16 year-olds to legally change their gender after just 6 months of applying to the government.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/12/18/children-in-scotland-will-be-able-to-legally-change-their-gender-after-just-six-months/ 16 Year Olds in Scotland to be able to legally change their gender after 6 months</ref> However, it appears that the SNP's claimed "tolerance" for homosexuals applies only to those who support the party, as evidenced by an SNP parliamentarian defending lesbian Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson being labelled a "dyke".<ref>https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/1810391/snp-mp-defends-homophobic-abuse-of-ruth-davidson-after-scottish-tory-leader-called-dyke-at-independence-rally/</ref>

They support the [[Homosexual Agenda]]. One of the party's policies is to allow 16 year-olds to legally change their gender after just 6 months of applying to the government.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/12/18/children-in-scotland-will-be-able-to-legally-change-their-gender-after-just-six-months/ 16 Year Olds in Scotland to be able to legally change their gender after 6 months</ref> However, it appears that the SNP's "tolerance" for homosexuals applies only to those who support the party, as evidenced by an SNP parliamentarian defending the labeling of lesbian Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson as a "dyke".<ref>https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/1810391/snp-mp-defends-homophobic-abuse-of-ruth-davidson-after-scottish-tory-leader-called-dyke-at-independence-rally/</ref>

The "woke" SNP recently declared that in dealing with drug addiction and alcoholism, it wants the terms "addict", "alcoholic" and "junkie" replaced with politically correct terms such as "person with problematic substance use" and to treat drug abusers as if they have a "health problem" instead of as people immersed in self-destructive and, at times, criminal behavior with their addictions, even though illegal drug use and some cases of excessive drunkenness are officially criminal offences in Scotland.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2021/12/08/woke-scottish-govt-to-replace-word-addict-with-person-with-problematic-substance-use/ Woke Scottish Govt to Replace Word ‘Addict’ with ‘Person with Problematic Substance Use’] at Breitbart News Network</ref>

The "woke" SNP recently declared that in dealing with drug addiction and alcoholism, it wants the terms "addict", "alcoholic" and "junkie" replaced with politically correct terms such as "person with problematic substance use" and to treat drug abusers as if they have a "health problem" instead of as people immersed in self-destructive and, at times, criminal behavior with their addictions, even though illegal drug use and some cases of excessive drunkenness are officially criminal offences in Scotland.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2021/12/08/woke-scottish-govt-to-replace-word-addict-with-person-with-problematic-substance-use/ Woke Scottish Govt to Replace Word ‘Addict’ with ‘Person with Problematic Substance Use’] at Breitbart News Network</ref>