It is standard practice for the government, broadcasters and businesses to employ the aggregate or umbrella term, LGBTQ+, and to assume that lesbians, gay men and bisexuals feel included and supported as a result.
Many of those organisations use ‘Queer’ as a shorthand and they do so at the behest of the UK’s largest and most influential gender lobby groups.
Our survey was commissioned in response to concerns from LGB people who suggested that the needs and rights of same-sex attracted people are negatively impacted by the use of ‘Queer’ and LGBTQ+ because the gender-identity ideology they represent is inherently homophobic.
They asked:
How can LGBTQ+ organisations support a lesbian who wants her social event to be
women-only, AND a male person who identifies as a woman and insists he must be
allowed to attend.
How can LGBTQ+ organisations argue that children should not be bullied for being
gender non-conforming, AND suggest that boys who play with dolls may really be girls and should be given drugs, and even surgery, to resemble the opposite sex.
How can LGBTQ+ organisations argue that homosexuality is valid AND that a gay
man who will not consider a relationship with a female, who identifies as male,
is a bigot.
Full survey results here https://lgballiance.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/LGB_Queer-Report.pdf
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New campaign launched at third annual conference.
After conducting a survey of our lesbian, gay and bisexual subscribers and supporters on the commonplace language now used to describe them, including the use of queer, we are calling for change.
Now is the time for LGBTQIA+ to be abandoned.
More https://lgballiance.org.uk/our-new-campaign/