MHAIRI Black told MPs that Joanna Cherry had "blocked" and "trolled" her on Twitter in a row over a drag act visiting a Scottish primary school, according to reports.
According to the Scottish Sun, the Paisley and Renfrewshire South MP had accused Cherry of “trolling” her on Twitter and blocking her from seeing her tweets.
Drag act Flowjob was pictured alongside Black at Glencoats Primary in Paisley. Black later took to social media to accuse concerned parents of “homophobia”.
If my school had invited a gay MP and a drag queen to visit during LGBT History Month, or even acknowledged that LGBT History Month existed, it would have made an immeasurable difference to the difficult childhoods my LGBT classmates and I had.
— Mhairi Black MP🏳️🌈 (@MhairiBlack) February 24, 2020
According to the Sun, Black also claimed at the meeting that she had offered to meet up with Cherry to discuss their differences over the Scottish Government's determination to push ahead with plans for gender self-identification but this request had been ignored.
Cherry – who has warned of potential risks for women in the proposed changes to the Gender Recognition Act – declined to comment. But a source close to her told the Scottish Sun she “has not got Mhairi blocked on Twitter”.
The insider added: “The group meeting is meant to be about setting the strategic direction for the next week, and is not the place for reprisals or a rant about a fellow member. Joanna pointed out to the room that Mhairi should reflect on the criticism of constituents over the primary school visit.”
Black declined to comment on the reports.
Flowjob – who was introduced to the children as “Flow” – read pupils a story in drag.
It later emerged the performer's social media profile contained sexually explicit material and Renfrewshire Council apologised for the “concern this has caused”.
Last week, Cherry retweeted a news article about Education Secretary John Swinney saying the Flowjob visit should “quite clearly” not have happened.
READ MORE: John Swinney condemns drag act FlowJob's visit to Glencoats Primary
The insider said MPs had “looked down uncomfortably” during Black's statement but another source claimed Black received applause from many in the room.
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