Please read the following statement from tonight's promoter. Moles fully supports the actions taken and believes music is for everyone. Please come along and support a night of great music that is inclusive to all! ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
@AintRight12 The presence of fascists in Any space is cause for concern. Any space or platform that doesn't actively dismiss fascist rhetoric and presence will attract it instead. Perhaps reflecting on why far-right folk would support your protest is a good start to keep them out in future.
@AintRight12 Trying to minimise the implication of literal fascists in attendance doesn't work. The argument "Only a few were fascists" isn't okay because there should be zero. Ask why they attended, why they felt comfortable in your crowd, how can you remove them now and in future...
@Fuller50112142 @London_AFA Imagine not being able to even reach the Home Office you're meant to be protesting against. Imagine trying to attack your opponents with a numbers advantage but failed every time. All caused by a well organised bloc less than half the size of your own protest. Fooligans on tour.
Our Report From 18th September:
(Content Warning: transphobia, fascists, sexual violence, police violence, doxxing, mentions of ableism, racism and other forms of violence)
Approx 30k people turned up for Trans Pride in London on Saturday.
Mail on Sunday - Nothing
Sunday Telegraph - Nothing
Observer/Guardian - Nothing
Sunday Mirror - Nothing
The BBC - Nothing
ITV - Nothing
Sky - Nothing
This is what silencing really looks like.
Again, we must stand with all the LGBTQ community, against all threats against us, against racism, transphobia, homophobia, mysogyny and cultures of violence and bigotry. We'll see you all at Brighton trans pride,
The silence from mainstream media about #TransPride yesterday is absolutely deafening. Over 20k people, LGB and T all marching together in support of the trans community and celebrating transgender people. But trans joy doesn't sell papers, fear and division does though... (1/4)
We were in attendance, gay men and lesbians giving out water, hand sanatiser, snacks, legal bust cards, and respectfully listening to many speakers. This is a radical and far reaching kind of solidarity that transphobes could never accept or hope to achieve through division. 3/4
@tlchimera@LGBwiththeT My main thought is film/record as much as you can. I've heard of incidents things being said at Bristol but people haven't got them on film. And stay safe.
There is no legal right to abortion on request in the UK. Abortion is still dependent on the approval of two doctors and the legislation is the 1967 act, one of five grounds must be satisfied. There is a time limit of 23 weeks and 6 days in most cases.
In Bristol during one conversation I highlighted that KJK went on Tucker Carlson's show and promoted Tommy Robinson. The lady I was speaking to retorted that she has to, because they're the people who want to platform her. And she saw no issue with that...
Okay so I did some quick research for the next GC attempt to provoke queer communities, and it turns out that Brighton is a supportive and unified city in many respects. Turns out trans people are more than welcome in their vibrant community, while bigots never have been.
@LGBwiththeT The protest in Bristol. We opposed them, despite their coordinated media efforts over Twitter we came out for our trans friends and LGBT community. They may spread a false narrative on Twitter, but in terms of the day, the community, the city, we stand together and with love.
@LGBwiththeT You may not be able to out shout such coordinated hate mongerers. It's hard to feel like you're doing when all you can do is report and block because it's so overwhelming. But we protest, we support eachother, we build our own connections, and we will win in the end.
@LGBwiththeT The tiniest extreme minorities are often the loudest. It's easy to feel overwhelmed when you have thousands of tightly knit people on the same app coordinating their behaviour. In my experience, the vast majority of people are decent, understanding, and supportive.