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Transphobic Christmas lights

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Bitchyfrench · 04/11/2026 20:43

Can't believe more people aren't up in arms about the transphobic Harry Potter Oxford Street lights.

Apparently a mere 10,000 people have sent emails to London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan demanding that he ‘pull the plug on transphobia’ and cancel the themed lights.

The Good Law Project, who are always at the forefront of good sense and well-rounded thinking are quite rightly outraged that trans folk can't possibly feel Christmassy when inanimate twinkly Christmas lights are mocking their right to feel festive.

Down with this sort of thing.

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Prekoc2 · 04/11/2026 23:09

The Good Law Project, who are always at the forefront of good sense and well-rounded thinking...

Excellent work!

bigboykitty · 04/11/2026 23:12

Kudos to you @Bitchyfrench . I'd like to make a donation to Mermaids in your honour 😁

MissFancyDay · 04/11/2026 23:13

StealthTroublemaker · 04/11/2026 22:30

Nooo, she funds pro women causes….

Everything has to be viewed in relation to men who are the center of the universe.

J.K Rowling does things for women so therefore it can't be pro–women it has to be anti–trans.

MyrtleLion · 04/11/2026 23:16

I haven’t seen them.

I haven’t even looked them up online.

But they are definitely transphobic and show that Sir Sadiq Khan and J K Rowling just hate trans people.

We must take to the streets!

viques · 04/11/2026 23:18

If only JKR had stuck to torturing kittens and puppies all this nastiness could have been avoided. Hindsight eh!

Newrumpus · 04/11/2026 23:18

I hope the lights are less dim than some of the responses on this thread.

Hedgehogforshort · 04/11/2026 23:21

Newrumpus · 04/11/2026 23:18

I hope the lights are less dim than some of the responses on this thread.

nah they would be blinding in that case

beeble347 · 04/11/2026 23:25

😂 gosh this went whistling over a lot of heads

Ereshkigalangcleg · 04/11/2026 23:27

MyrtleLion · 04/11/2026 23:16

I haven’t seen them.

I haven’t even looked them up online.

But they are definitely transphobic and show that Sir Sadiq Khan and J K Rowling just hate trans people.

We must take to the streets!

Even though Mr Trans Ally Khan had zero to do with them, doesn’t have any veto power and so the 10,000 emails were completely pointless but that’s the GLP for you!

TheRealSmurfette · 04/11/2026 23:27

Literal violence.

murasaki · 04/11/2026 23:29

I for one am appalled that a petition sent to the wrong person, signed by a load of people who live in their mums' basements not even in London, didn't result in this dreadful show being cancelled.

Appalled, I tell you.

FashionVixen · 04/11/2026 23:29

blacksax · 04/11/2026 22:39

No, that's vampires. Different book.

Come to think of it - is there such a thing as a transvampire?

I think so. Kings of Leon mentioned them in a song.

YelliwFinnTuner · 04/11/2026 23:30

Lights cannot be transphobic; they’re just lights…

bigboykitty · 04/11/2026 23:31

TheRealSmurfette · 04/11/2026 23:27

Literal violence.

A wand is a weapon. The pain is real.

RigsbysCat · 04/11/2026 23:40

Hedgehogforshort · 04/11/2026 23:07

I know and there is not enough ambulances these days

Absolute further evidence of health care denied to trans people even in death!

Hedgehogforshort · 04/11/2026 23:42

RigsbysCat · 04/11/2026 23:40

Absolute further evidence of health care denied to trans people even in death!

Or severe apoplexy

Waitingfordoggo · 04/11/2026 23:44

YelliwFinnTuner · 04/11/2026 23:30

Lights cannot be transphobic; they’re just lights…

Except if the lights are particularly bright, it’s harder for trans people to ‘pass’ and that is terribly transphobic.

Hedgehogforshort · 04/11/2026 23:45

Ereshkigalangcleg · 04/11/2026 23:31

Deserves its place on this thread, I present this gem from the reliably laughable GLP. Enjoy

https://x.com/max__young/status/2114324529065722033

Oh i love that video pen in hand in a purposeful and reasonable way, so full of sincere concern, I thought of Kirsty Allsopp which apparently she has modelled herself on. i deffo think her career will be on the up (not)

Nursegladys2 · 04/11/2026 23:45

Anyone else twist their ankle, running to the comments???

Hedgehogforshort · 04/11/2026 23:47

Nursegladys2 · 04/11/2026 23:45

Anyone else twist their ankle, running to the comments???

😂

PimblePumble · 04/11/2026 23:49

I'm guessing they haven't heard themselves...

Transphobic Christmas lights
Transphobic Christmas lights
Tears0fTheMushroom · 04/11/2026 23:52

alcovecupboards · 04/11/2026 22:12

It's just marketing. They're having to put a lot of money behind this to market the reboot. Obviously worried about it not doing very well.

I see. So the Good Law Project are kicking off about Christmas lights in order to help HBO market the New Harry Potter TV series? Is that what you're saying?

Has anyone told Jolyon? I'd LOVE to see his reaction to that.
"Oooh I could bash a fox" 😡🦊

Kokonimater · 04/11/2026 23:52

You are joking right? This is hilarious 🤣🤣

Tears0fTheMushroom · 04/11/2026 23:57

Blinky21 · 04/11/2026 22:28

The article says that the lights are for marketing for JK Rowling who says that she uses funds from HP to fund anti trans causes which is pretty distasteful

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