Anti-trans protesters leading London Pride Parade

[Terry]

I've just heard about this, so I googled it to get some news article to share. There might be more articles coming up about this.

 

https://www.out.com/news-opinion/2018/7/07/anti-trans-protestors-invade-london-pride-parade-are-allowed-lead

 

I just wanted to share this as quickly as possible. Right now I'm really angry and, frankly, speechless.

[Carolyn Marie]

That's awful, and I neither understand the explanation nor buy it.  A very weak excuse, indeed.  I hope this doesn't become a trend at other pride celebrations on this side of the pond.

 

Carolyn Marie

[VickySGV]

14 minutes ago, Carolyn Marie said:

I hope this doesn't become a trend at other pride celebrations on this side of the pond. 

 

Right at the minute the folks in our area who put on the West Hollywood events have got other problems and this would be minor.  We are lucky here in that while we do have lone wolf TERF's there is no solid organization that I know of.  My Community Center has some loud mouths, but they are the fun kind.

[Carolyn Marie]

Another article mentions that the Mayor of London condemned the TERF group, something that the London Pride people wouldn't do.  Good for him.  I like Mayor Khan a lot.

 

https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2018/07/07/mayor-of-london-sadiq-khan-pride-transgender/

Carolyn Marie

[tracy_j]

Not being an activist as such I have always wondered about these pride celebrations. Any grouping of a particular part of the population is likely to attract people with opposing views. Although in some ways it is good, the big push forward of trans issues in the news in recent months has provoked a backlash that could, if not handled well, make things worse than they were before. This is not helped by the seeming progress to a more agressive society, government and all!

 

Tracy

[Regn]

it's sad but doesn't surprise me. the most negative responses I've had to my transition have come from lesbian friends. i understand it.. doesn't make it okay. things to be worked out in time, i guess 

[SugarMagnolia]

This always surprises me because my most supportive friends have been my friends that are lesbian. They've supported me, almost adopted me, and include me in activities that I'm so grateful to be a part of.

The same is true with the active feminists I know. None of them see my trans woman-ness as a threat or as anything that erases them. It makes me sad that the TERFs are unable to embrace their own identity give others the space to do the same.