Many trans activists have tried to assert that we (the 8 lesbians) who protested Pride have rallied those that disagree with us, and that somehow our protest failed. Once or twice online I almost thought they were right, but then a trickle of support became a stream, and then a river ...
Every day now, I see articles round the world or posts or tweets saying something along the lines of 'I see what those women at London. pride were saying now, because I notice that lesbian is being treated like a dirty word'.
The Anne Lister plague fiasco helped consolidated that message.
The silly pair in America who Magdalen Berns took down who discussed it, helped our message.
Discussing the very idea that lesbians don't want to be called queer is an achievement.
My fellow banner holder that controversially said LESBIAN=FEMALE HOMOSEXUAL has been doxxed online by no less than one of the Pride officials. She has very sensibly registered the behaviour as a hate crime, as have we all.
So even though the heat has been greater than the current weather, the behaviour towards us has been a perfect illustration and vindication of our protest.
Right now, lesbians are painting signs that say 'dykes against terfs' or 'lesbians against terfs'.
I have no hatred for them as they have for us, I feel sad for them, because they don't yet realise they've been duped. But they will.
Right now drag queens are sharing their irritation at trans activists for telling them they can't say they're men in dresses.
Since the protest a founder of Stonewall has written in the press that the organisation has lost it's way.
So the lgbtquiiaapqrst brigade may say they've seen us off, but they haven't, because the word is still spreading and it will go on spreading.
The 8 of us did something important that day.
And mumsnet helped to make me courageous enough to do it.