Manchester pride usual 8 plus 3 extra

We did get positive comments from spectators though and "ooh look lesbians" comments and a couple of young women who joined the march as individuals (it was a bit corporate) were keen to hold our banner for a while

If they supported them and Pride is so awful as people here make out then they probably wouldn't be attending it would they?

Would you say the majority of the population didn't attend?

Meh - people didn't believe the individuals talking about the abuse of girls in Rochdale etc.
They didn't believe the reports about Jimmy Saville and he got millions of people watching him on prime time telly.
Think of most scandals involving abuse of women / children and the initial reports were always dismissed.

This is an identical situation with the target being lesbians.

Brava to those women (and thank you to the OP for giving this so much additional coverage).

Big thumbs up to the brave women who did this. That's got to seriously take a lot of guts against such opposition!

Bespin, just curious what you hoped to achieve with such a goady post?

4) many of the pride attendees who support them will have remained silent out of fear.

If they supported them and Pride is so awful as people here make out then they probably wouldn't be attending it would they?

Excellent Bispin I missed this so great lesbians were there at Manchester Pride. It's hard for lesbians to know what to do at pride now. At Glasgow Pride recently I went as a lesbian ally and we decided to try and be non contentious and just have pro-lesbian placards and banners and ignore the males who want to have sex with lesbians and try and up the profile of lesbians by marching in Pride as a female pro lesbian group rather than being kicked off. Some in our group felt we were compromising though which is fair enough and the TRAs still made up nonsense about us.

I wish I had their courage - 11 there in person but thousands of women standing with them

had 10 other people

I still don't think the TRAs will pay any attention to you OP though.

and receive zero support for the umpteenth time.

1. each one of those women and 10 other people supporting them right there.

2. thread full of support for them right here

3. twitter and FB has been full of support for them.

4. many of the pride attendees who support them will have remained silent out of fear.

💪💪💪💪.

Awesome

Thanks for bringing this to the attention of a much larger audience bespin 😊

Lesbians that don't welcome penis aren't welcome. You have made that clear. You had better up your intimidation because some women are still brave enough to defy you evil people.

Twitter thread. Well done those brave women.

twitter.com/lass_rad/status/1165218858908565504?s=20

and yet you still believe the 'lesbians aren't welcome' line even when the same travelling circus of 8-11 bigots turn up and receive zero support for the umpteenth time.

Lol.

Tens of thousands of women have happily taken part in Pride events this year and yet you still believe the 'lesbians aren't welcome' line even when the same travelling circus of 8-11 bigots turn up and receive zero support for the umpteenth time.

Regardless of my opinions about protesting (I think protesters have no right to any opinion which isn't inline with that of the state) i have to admit, those 11 women have courage.

Carry on protesting because its a good reminder of the actual numbers if that is all the people that can protest the second biggest pride in the UK.

And yet look how far it's spreading, amazing 11 people with such far reaching influence...

It only goes to show what little people can do.

little people know
When little people fight,
We may look easy pickings
But they got some bite!
So never kick a dog
Because it's just a pup
You'd better run for cover when the pup grows up

they'll fight like twenty armies
And they won't give up

Bespin is always trying to get TRAs to come on here and pay attention to their posting but nobody ever does. Virtual hearty thumps on the back.

It's quite sad really.

What brave women.

Carry on posting Bespin - it's always interesting when the mask slips.

You are clearly really threatened by these women protesting for their sex based rights which are enshrined in Law Bespin.

If you were so confident that the general public agreed with you that a woman can be whoever says they are one and that a lesbian can be whoever says they are one and that a penis can be described as female genitalia if the owner of it says they are a woman then you wouldn't be at all bothered by these women saying what they are saying and doing what thy are doing.

Your fervent need to shut them up, belittle and dismiss these women says everything anyone needs to know about you and your views on women.

Bespin has found a dog whistle

I see Twitter is headlining on this... 'marred by a protest from a small fringe group'.

Go, 'small fringe group'! Speak your truth to power!

I think they are extremely brave.
I wouldn't have the courage myself, but I absolutely support them.
The truly shocking threats and actual violence inflicted on brave lesbians by men in recent years is something of which these amazing women will be well aware.

37% increase in women prepared to stand up against abuse, to be threatened with violence and to face profound hostility by aggressive males and their unthinking allies, in the matter of weeks. Just imagine how many that will be if you extrapolate across a year!

I used to be ‘polite and kind’. Not anymore. If you have a dick you are a man. Lesbians don’t want to fuck men. It’s kinda their choice, don’t you agree?