Bring Back Lesbian Pride – 5TH JULY 2025

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WHO THIS IS FOR
Lesbian and bisexual women only.
No men.
No exceptions.
(One male photographer will be present for documentation only—non-participant, opt-out photos available.)
WHY WE’RE MARCHING
Because Pride doesn’t speak for us anymore.
Because lesbian voices are sidelined.
Because we’re done being quiet.
This is a march for lesbians, by lesbians—about visibility, truth, solidarity, and joy.
SUPPORTIVE FRIENDS
Straight female friends can attend only in a support role.
This isn’t a hen do. This is a statement. Respect the space.
WHAT TO EXPECT
Powerful speeches (3 mins each, max 15–20 mins total)
Peaceful march to Parliament
Back to the park for picnic & connection
Opportunities to meet others building lesbian space
https://thelcommunity.com/taking-back-pride/

Lesbians are women who are exclusively same sex attracted. So called “trans women” are men. In scientific, biological reality and in the law of this country. It’s terribly inconvenient and disappointing I know, but that’s just how it is. These men and their chums can “protest” all they like. Everyone sees them for what they are, outside their bubble of similar men of all “genders” and gullible women who think the whims of entitled men are more important than their own sex.

And yes, I hope you DON'T get banned.

i'm predicting that Ada will get banned. There's a pattern to these TRA's. they're like clones of each other

Because I challenged AidaP and said no, I was told that I was the type of person that was homophobic and transphobia and 'spat at gays and trans people' in the past. That phrase was explicit.

I think I can probably count on being given the benefit of the doubt by other users that I'm not remotely like that, given my long posting history.

And then we got this crock of shite.

Genuinely, it needs illuminating. I'm pissed it got deleted at this point.

Yes, I rarely report anyone, for exactly that reason.

Although, when it looks like they've reached the stage where they're constantly typing one handed, I make an exception.

Yes, spitting at people. We all know that accusations are admissions.

Ada is the one protesting at homosexuality.

Oh I'm sure it will happen. Probably before we get to 40 pages at this rate.

I do think it is worth having all this hate laid out here, as what we have to deal with. And I feel most for lesbians. It doesn't take a genuis to work out why even if there is loads of support, why few women might turn up at such an event. Its been obvious since the first page of this thread. It highlights the need for them, not how they should be prevented.

The worst thing? This poster probably will end up banned because it reflects so badly on transpeople and there are implications to that; more so than because women need protection on MN because I think we can hold our own and support each other. Which again this thread is showing.

In real life, this type of behaviour is a real concern though. It doesn't have to be many people doing it. Just a isolated individual is a problem. As we have seen with incels. And thats what I am actually concerned about.

Oh Aida P is just full of angry hot air. He says no matter the size he will drown us evil transphobes out. Then he claims we were so pitifully small he walked away because he doesn't kick someone when they're beaten. Then he claims we ran away? All these claims yet no footage of this sad bunch of transphobes to share with us? Did his army all forget to take their cameras out that day?

He claims everyone hates us and the overwhelming majority of 'lesbians' accept him as a real woman. Yet is still so enraged and obsessed with a 'pitiful' minority that don't want him or his dick anywhere near them.
Aida really just likes bashing away at his keyboard and issuing threats and bullying women online. Well in-between educating his children on his various kinks and fetishes I guess.
Aida can froth all he likes but the answer to him and all men like him is 🚫 NO.
NO is a complete sentence

Quite.

Normally I wouldn't raise deletions, as they've been dealt with and have gone.

But that one, is really relevant precisely because accusations are admissions. The hypocracy needs to be seen. As does the attempt to silence through defamation and throwing about malicious comments to guilt by association.

Its really not going to work against me. I've been around long enough on here and I know the drill about trying to shame to silence. Been there, done that, got the T-shirt.

I suspect this is some of the feeling those brave women who did go to the event at the weekend feel. They are better people than I am, and I take my hat off to them, because I don't have to deal with it to anything like the same extent.

I know other posters saw the deleted comment because it wasn't me who reported it. I don't know how many did see it, but enough. I called it out straight away - that post does still stand and is time stamped before the comments on this thread, so its demonstrable that it happened.

I can tolerate the name calling if it shows up whats really going on, and the depth and extent of the social side of this. The more visibility it has, the more people will go 'hey this really isn't ok'. Its not being normalised here. Its very much showing its extremist nature. So I'll take it all damn thread if need be.

The answer remains No.

Cross post.

Fair play to you. You deserve credit.

You have support. You need to know that. It wasn't my day to be part of anyway. But you are supported and we know how important this event was to so many, even if they weren't there.

"In real life, this type of behaviour is a real concern though. It doesn't have to be many people doing it. Just a isolated individual is a problem. As we have seen with incels. And thats what I am actually concerned about".

Me too. The levels of unhinged aggression that women face when attempting to meet and speak in public is clearly evidenced. Threads like this give a bit of insight into where some of these threats to women's safety come from. I'm glad that the lesbian group weren't harmed but fear it's only a matter of time before what's written online and on placards becomes a reality and women are seriously hurt.

It is ALWAYS about the behaviour not the identity.

It’s just funny the claim that they’re all happily living their best lives but so many feel the need to come here and rant at women who don’t give a single fuck what these men “identify” as. Almost like there’s an element of feeling inadequate that can only be appeased by shouting abuse at women. Not buying the “trans joy”.

Thankyou.

I had mentally prepared myself for the likes of Aida P turning up and attacking us but as I stated earlier, just one lone American? man in a bike approached.
At that point a woman was speaking about the battle with the council..at no point had transgender people been mentioned. None of the 'hateful? placards mentioned trans people. So the aggressive intervention by that man looked bizarre and actually did us a favour. When the police moved him away, it spurred members of the public to come over and ask us what we were about. Why had that man started attacking us?
He provided us with a perfect opportunity to inform the public about the harassment we face from these types of men. A bit of an own goal really.
What Aida needs to get into this thick skull is that all these threats and insistence that they WILL come into our spaces only makes us more determined to keep them out. It doesn't scare us, it just makes us stronger.
Maybe next time Aida WILL be there and as always we'll be ready for him

All I can see is

I prefer this one

It’s important for Ada to frame this as “protest” and the reason he will not acknowledge it is not- because the idea of women saying “I’m not going to have sex with men” is so fury inducing to these men it must be quelled. It must be stopped.

Although I’m hetero I can see that the simple matter of being a woman who only loves and is attracted to women is so dangerous to these men it becomes a political statement. Your choice to exclude men from your partnerships is so threatening to entitled blokes it can only be seen through their own narrow filter of the world revolving around them.

It’s like the 70s are back without the good movies and interesting fashion.

Exactly.

Spot the 'you break the law so I can' narrative stepping up.

There is no law about homosexuality being wrong if it's inconveniencing a man's sexual experiences.

There is no law compelling speech.

There is no law compelling women's obedience to trans identified men of any kind.

And while you didn't actually turn up at this meet at all - despite identifying as having done so - if you had, no one would have called the police on you or taken any action to stop you behaving like a dick. Spot the many, many women's events where men have turned up and behaved appallingly and no 'law' has inconvenienced them.

You're going to have to stick with the consenting women mate, you have no right of control over the ones wanting single sex spaces. The law says they have legal protections. Largely because women bloody well need them. You're pretty much demonstrating why.

But he did!! He rode up on his bike.. shoulder something no one understood and pedalled off as fast as his little legs could carry him 😀😀😀😀

tbf there’s probably more than one misogynist sad sack in London.

Just to acknowledge all the well reasoned and rational responses to someone who clearly has moved into la la land - or the high peaks of patriarchy.

The level of outrage that:

• women self organise and choose not to join a commercialised tourist attraction
• that those women are same sex attracted which apparently is now to be acknowledged as a "protest" against men
• if lesbians dare to presume to think they have rights in relation to their sexuality they are effectively inviting acts of male violence for challenging the patriarchy
• worst of all these uppity women have taken up residence in the head of a man who really hates them so it is literal violence that they are there

Yeah but only one with the balls to go and disturb some women having a nice picnic then boast about it online. Loving his claim there were 70 TRA there. Maybe he was meaning his alts?

This is SUCH a depressing thread.... I hadn't seen it quite so baldly before

I suspect I'm not the only one longing to report a Hate Crime

And I'm feeling so sad so few went on Saturday - I suspect there were others who were too afraid. I almost went as an Ally.... how lesbians have been treated throughout is one the things that upsets me the most

I definitely think If it had been Lesbians and allies the turn out would undoubtably have been greater- but the organisers were very clear it was just for lesbians and that was respected.

I think it’s fairly understandable that when you factor in that lesbians are a minority of a minority, work and childcare/caring commitments, travel issues, fear after a thread of threats to stir the pot and keeping to the brief- not making it open to all, unlike trans events which are open to anyone who will swell the numbers* you’re going to have a small event. And that’s fine. You can’t argue minority groups deserve rights then say “lol, not you there’s not enough of you.”

(*which is fine, open to all is ok but so are exclusive events)

So sick of our fanboys
Aida Pees on Statues and Christadamsapple
Go back to your mummy’s basement.