1. I don’t believe sexual orientations are clearly defined objective categories. But if you push me I’d say I don’t think that is a separate orientation in its own right - clearly that group of women are gay, or lesbians - whichever term is preferred - but I don’t think all lesbians fall within that group.
2. Notwithstanding that I don’t think that group is a separate orientation, obviously they are entitled to exclusively be sexually attracted to the people to whom they are exclusively sexually attracted.
3. All people with the LGBT umbrella are entitled to expect their interests as LGBT people to be represented by stonewall
Finally, some answers. So no, yes, yes.
So while I obviously still take issue with you on number 1 - just because some women who identify as lesbians now include some biologically male people in their definition of “lesbian” doesn’t mean that exclusive same sex attraction isn’t an orientation in its own right, and the EA is not in the least opaque when it:references “same sex” - you do at least agree that this group of women, including AB, are entitled to expect their interests to be represented by Stonewall.
Which is good. Because now you should be able to understand exactly why the LGBA was formed.
Not because of bigotry on their part - but because Stonewall has made it very clear it no longer supports or wishes to represent this group of people. Ditto gay men who are likewise exclusively same-sex attracted.
When asked directly if it would support those who are exclusively same-sex attracted, Stonewall Scotland replied that it “couldn’t help there”. Here in England, Stonewall may not have made such a direct statement but it has nonetheless nailed its colours very clearly to the mast and thrown biologically female people who are only sexually and romantically attracted to other biologically female people under the bus.
Stonewall has come down clearly on the side of biologically male people who identify as lesbians and the biologically female people who are happy to see them as such. It has very blatantly chosen to prioritise identity politics over and above people who are exclusively same-sex attracted, even though, as you say, they fall absolutely within the the “LGBT” umbrella - indeed, were the core of the original gay rights movement.
Exclusively same-sex attracted women (and men, to a lesser extent) have been marginalised and demonised within their own movement, their own campaigning group. It is Stonewall who has demonstrated the bigotry here, Stonewall that is bigoted against this core group of the very people it purports to represent.
So yeah, of course these people have now set up their own group to represent them, why they hell shouldn’t they? And why on earth should they have included focus on gender identity when their focus is strictly on sexuality, especially having seen how that has played out for them at Stonewall!
Yes. Lesbians who are exclusively attracted to others of the same sex should be entitled to feel supported and represented by Stonewall. But they’re not. So they’ve started a group that does support and represent them.
Get over it.