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LGB Alliance Conference 21 Oct

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Timefortea4 · 14/10/2021 20:16

Hi all I can't see a thread about this conference next week in London (QEII). Lots of great speakers including Maya introducing Allison Bailey! Is anyone going? I'm considering going to some of it. Any idea if there will be protestors outside? My (elderly) mum is going.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lgb-alliance-conference-2021-tickets-91338290285

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EmpressaurusWitchDoesntBurn · 21/10/2021 19:53

The security people were lovely. And made us all feel much safer!

KittenKong · 21/10/2021 19:51

The catering there is really good. The staff are usually really nice too.

EmpressaurusWitchDoesntBurn · 21/10/2021 19:50

It was a fantastic day with some magnificent speeches. And the veggie lunch option -salad, quiche & sandwiches - was one of the best I’ve ever had.

RedDogsBeg · 21/10/2021 19:31

[quote OhHolyJesus]So 'scum' isn't a term of endearment then? Angela Rayner must have misunderstood.

(To be fair, and being pedantic, the facist scum this male voice refers to aren't even on the streets, all LGB Alliance conference attendees were inside.)

twitter.com/sophiabotha74/status/1451227408388984836?s=21[/quote]
TRAs never fail to show the world what they are really like, one would have thought they may have scaled back a bit after the FiLiA sexual violence signs and drawings, but no, here they are in all their intolerant, abusive glory.

OhHolyJesus · 21/10/2021 18:26

So 'scum' isn't a term of endearment then? Angela Rayner must have misunderstood.

(To be fair, and being pedantic, the facist scum this male voice refers to aren't even on the streets, all LGB Alliance conference attendees were inside.)

twitter.com/sophiabotha74/status/1451227408388984836?s=21

HoardingFloralBuntingInACervix · 21/10/2021 18:16

I'm in the picture, quite close to the front. Someone else is directly obscuring me, though.

OhHolyJesus · 21/10/2021 17:29

So there were more than 4 in the afternoon, I guess daytime tv wasn't that inclusive today. Ah well, no dinosaurs though.

twitter.com/genderisharmful/status/1451211577760358408?s=21

FlyingOink · 21/10/2021 16:39

Few more protesters now, we've been filmed if we popped out.

EmbarrassingHadrosaurus · 21/10/2021 16:14

@FloralBunting

If we've got pink lanyards on, it's understood we don't want public pictures.
I can see light-coloured (pink?) lanyards in the Twitter picture upthread. That said, I don't know how many coloured lanyards are in use so I may be mistaking a light colour for pink.
FloralBunting · 21/10/2021 16:09

If we've got pink lanyards on, it's understood we don't want public pictures.

EmbarrassingHadrosaurus · 21/10/2021 16:01

@littlbrowndog

From prime minister
I'm waiting for this to be walked back or for there to be leaks from Carrie-related sources that this was a misunderstanding and nobody checked/performed due diligence.

As per Margaret Atwood, I would be thrilled to be wrong.

EmbarrassingHadrosaurus · 21/10/2021 15:59

@BaronessWrongCrowdRex

I don’t know about you but I find this wording quite sinister. Unfortunately I’m not on twatter so I can’t report them.
That Cathy Brennan.

That said, it's nonsense like this that makes me annoyed about people who take audience photographs. Under current conditions it is inviting bone-aching harassment of attendees and their employers.

NecessaryScene · 21/10/2021 14:48

Jane Clare Jones in flow:

twitter.com/paoladiana_/status/1451157208985653251

(I think I feel like JCJ like she feels about Prince...)

MingeofDeath · 21/10/2021 14:46

TRAs never seem to consider that going to an event doesnt necessarily mean that the attendee agrees with what is being said. Someone might be full on TWAW/TMAN and still attend in order to hear the arguments of the other side.

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OhHolyJesus · 21/10/2021 14:42

@littlbrowndog

Kirsty got her picture taken with the 3 protesters and everything 🤣🤣🤣🤣💅
Blackman said she was just passing, not protesting.

twitter.com/kirstysnp/status/1451124058393915393?s=12

Datun · 21/10/2021 14:38

The prime minister is calling it a groundbreaking event, truly momentous, and thanking them for their incredible hard work.

Doesn't sound like the sorts of ringing endorsements the government would give to hate group, does it.

Bloody well done LGBA.

RedDogsBeg · 21/10/2021 14:37

You are right LonginesPrime, but TRAs don't care about anybody but themselves.

Hopefully, that tweet has been reported and not just to Twitter.

LonginesPrime · 21/10/2021 14:27

I don’t know about you but I find this wording quite sinister. Unfortunately I’m not on twatter so I can’t report them.

I assume attendees consented to photos being taken as part of the entry (assuming the photo itself is official), but from an LGB perspective, this is so awful.

In all the LGB+ stuff I've run or been involved with, the first rule is always: be mindful of the fact people might not be 'out' and might not want people to know they attended an LGB+ event. So don't say "I saw Roger at that gay event on Tuesday" to colleagues, for example, and don't post pics, etc without everyone's consent. I realise most people nowadays seem ok to stand up and be counted, but not everyone is - I personally took years of going to LGB groups before I felt emboldened to come out to family and friends, and I've been outed by others in several horribly public ways in the past and it still haunts me now.

It's so awful to post this, even without the ridiculous transphobia accusation. Someone's homophobic family could see this and ruin their life.

littlbrowndog · 21/10/2021 14:23

@ARoombaOfOnesOwn

Is Cathy Brennan not the one who allegedly assaulted Julie Bindel? I say allegedly in case I have the wrong person, JB was definitely assaulted.
Yep
PronounssheRa · 21/10/2021 14:21

@ARoombaOfOnesOwn

Is Cathy Brennan not the one who allegedly assaulted Julie Bindel? I say allegedly in case I have the wrong person, JB was definitely assaulted.
Yeah same person. Ended up with a community sentence
ARoombaOfOnesOwn · 21/10/2021 14:14

Is Cathy Brennan not the one who allegedly assaulted Julie Bindel? I say allegedly in case I have the wrong person, JB was definitely assaulted.

littlbrowndog · 21/10/2021 14:11

Kirsty got her picture taken with the 3 protesters and everything 🤣🤣🤣🤣💅

RepentMotherfucker · 21/10/2021 14:10

@titchy

Employee: 'Hello HR I'd like to report Sarah for transphobic behaviour.'

HR: 'Oh that's concerning to hear. What has Sarah been doing?'

Employee: 'She went to conference hosted by a gay charity.'

HR: 'Confused'

X post!
RepentMotherfucker · 21/10/2021 14:10

'Dave from accounts listened to Lisa Townsend speak! I want him sacked for transphobia!'

'Ah. Right. Who's that then?'

'Er she's the Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey.'

Grin