The divide over Scotland’s gender laws

The Scottish government has committed to make it easier for trans people to have their gender legally recognised.

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It has been a hotly-contested issue, with critics voicing concerns about the potential implications for women of allowing people to self-identify their gender.

A survey conducted for the BBC suggests a general sympathy towards trans people accompanied by uncertainty and hesitation around the details of the changes.

On almost all the questions there was a clear age divide, with the under 35s much more inclined to take a position more sympathetic to reform.

'You can't understand somebody's situation until you speak to them'

"I was born female and now I'm completely male," Alex from Arbroath told BBC Scotland.

"For me, gender is a spectrum and I feel mainly close to the masculine end and I've never, ever identified as female."

The 27-year-old came out as transgender about five years ago and, after attending a gender clinic in Glasgow, has been treated with hormones for three and a half years. Four months ago he had "top surgery".

He says: "Now, I actually know what it's like to be happy. I don't think I was ever happy before. I feel comfortable. I feel good about myself."

Alex does not have a gender recognition certificate, the document that shows that a person has satisfied the criteria for legal recognition in the acquired gender.