Lesbian Pride March – Saturday 5th July – Women Only (London)

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Hi all,

Just flagging this for any lesbian or bi women who’ve felt pushed out of Pride, or like something’s quietly disappeared.

We’re organising a lesbian and bisexual women-only march on Saturday 5th July in central London. It’s the same day as the main Pride event – but we’re not part of their route, and we’re not affiliated.

Time: 11.00 AM
Meeting point: Emmeline Pankhurst Statue, Victoria Tower Gardens South (by Parliament)
Route: Walk to Parliament Square for a few short speeches, then back to the park for a picnic (or a nearby pub if it rains)

No men. No brands. No pressure.
Just women. In public. Without compromise.

It’s fully self-funded. All permits, insurance, stewards and first aid are covered.

RSVP now
Click “Attend” – even if you’re only thinking of coming. It helps us plan and it shows other women that this space is real.
New faces always welcome.
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If you’re coming alone or feeling nervous, join our entry WhatsApp group – we’ll look after you:
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If you want to understand the story behind why this is needed:
thelcommunity.com/the-lie
https://thelcommunity.com/taking-back-pride/

They didn’t make space for us. So we did.

Thank you. Exactly. No one’s angry about being excluded unless they feel entitled to override lesbian boundaries. We appreciate the support and respect.

I have said since the start I have no idea if the Equality Act is even relevant to this event, I was just responding to the pp who was talking about the fact that straight women are excluded from the event, who specifically said the Equality Act allows that.

They are both same sex attracted.

Exactly this. It’s about same-sex attraction. Female to female. No male inclusion no debate. That’s the boundary.

Exactly this

You can have events where two protected characteristics are relevant so protected characteristic one is - women only and the other protected characteristic is same sex attracted or attracted to both sexes.

We wouldn't go around saying we have to invite black men to a black women's event, because the protected characteristics are race and women's only, now would we?!

Nowhere in legislation does it say you have to invite all people in both groups if you have two protected characteristics at play.

You have a legitimate aim here based on sex and sexual orientation of women.

Here are the definitions again, in case you missed them further up the thread

I'm pretty sure that is just wrong. For example, what about an event for discussion of the church's attitude to homosexuality which billed itself as a forum for Christians and for gay people of any or no faith who wanted to understand more about how Christianity viewed them.

I'm not aware of anything at all in the judgement or the act that would prohibit that. Why on earth should it be prohibited.

Oh, also, lesbianism and bisexuality aren't two distinct protected characteristics. There is a single protected characteristic of sexuality covering both.

EDITED TO ADD: Also, the act doesn't make any sort of event illegal in principle, it just defines the parameters in which people can make a claim if they have been unreasonably disadvantaged by the parameters of the event on the grounds of a protected characteristic. Including two disjunctive characteristics might in some cases undermine the event organiserts claim that the exclusion of some groups was reasonable, but in other instances it would not.

Exactly. Every time women carve out a small space, someone demands access. That’s why this march matters because we’re not surrendering this one.

Thank you fully agree. In a time where lesbians are constantly pushed aside, we’re taking one day to stand visible. Whatever they throw, we’ll be there.

Exactly. When women organise for themselves, this is sadly what follows. But we won’t be bullied out we’ll still march.

I look forward to seeing pictures of you and your friends in the papers for your homophobic hate rally at a lesbian pride event I'm sure it will be an enlightening image to those who didn't know how homophobic the T is

Thank you and if there’s any chance you can still pop by, even briefly, you’d be very welcome. Every woman showing up matters.

Women who are lesbian and women who are bisexual share the protected characteristic of being same sex attracted. It remains to be seen whether being bisexual would be seen as an exclusive group other than exclusively same sex attracted people for this purpose but that doesn’t seem to be how it’s worked in law to date, or you arguably wouldn’t be able to have groups for “LGBT” people at all. I’m not convinced by your reasoning.

Thank you and yes, it’s centred on lesbians and bi women, but we know some straight women support us quietly from the sidelines. That solidarity matters too.

This is why we’re marching. And we’re not backing down.

Exactly.

Exactly. The bullying always starts before the march even happens. But they won’t scare us off. We’ll still be there visible, proud, and standing together.

Exactly. The bullying always starts before the march even happens. But they won’t scare us off. We’ll still be there visible, proud, and standing together.

This is it. Lesbians are constantly told to either submit or disappear. The second we organise anything for ourselves, it’s treated as an act of defiance. That’s why this march matters and why we’re not backing down.

And this is exactly the playbook women face every time they organise: smear, intimidate, distort. But we see it. And we’re not playing along. The march goes ahead.

This is exactly why lesbians need to march because even our safety gets treated like a provocation.

Exactly. Lesbian boundaries seem to trigger a special kind of rage in certain men. That’s why we stand firm we won’t be shamed for saying no.

Imagine being such a pathetic loser that you would protest against lesbians getting together. Does the sight of women meeting without men make your dick shrivel up and fall off?

Exactly. The very idea of “women only” seems to trigger them like nothing else. Which is why holding this boundary matters more than ever.