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.

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

Chris won’t leave the house- maybe send a snotty email to the local council- but there absolutely will be people willing to turn up and harass a bunch of lesbians having a picnic, which is a shocking situation in 2025.

It’s been shown time and time again that even when the words “no one has to date/have sex with anyone they don’t want to” are used, as TRAs have stated previously (unconvincingly) when it comes to lesbians having an opportunity to meet and get together, to have dating apps, to socialise and start relationships, men will step in demanding inclusion and shutting lesbians down- by whatever means necessary. Be that political favours, threats or out right violence. THIS is erasure. This is creating situations where it is unsafe or impossible for lesbians to exist without men. This is wrong.

Blimey, Jillian Michaels is felling brave

well done that woman

Sorry but I think it should say female only. Yes, I know the SC ruling and all that, but saying female makes it more specific.

Again, where does it say 'no straight women'?

You didn't.
HTH

So straight women aren't 'allowed' to support their lesbian/bi friends?

Where does it actually say no straight biological women allowed?

From the OP:
We’re organising a lesbian and bisexual women-only march on Saturday 5th July in central London

For lesbians and bi women only. Straight women aren't lesbians or bisexual by definition.

Quite. Hide them in a crowd.

However you will all be disrespectful, disobedient women failing to revolve around men, while maliciously trying to defend the evil lesbians from righteous er... bullying, shrieking, peeing and badly crayoned death threats. So the Black Pampers will be along for you too.

We may need bigger nappy bins.

What is your problem, @KeineBedeutung? The OP says 'We’re organising a lesbian and bisexual women-only march'. This could hardly be clearer. We're not all invited to everything.

I don't see why this is a big deal either. Let lesbians and bisexual women have their event.

Oh for pete's sake.

Protected characteristic, Equality Act, right to exclude, it's very simple to read, there's thread after thread on it.

If you're really absolutely determined as a straight woman to force yourself on the group in a public place then I doubt anything will happen beyond lesbians thinking you're a bit strange and homophobic, since you feel you're more important than their right to meet as a group in peace.

Likewise men and their flying monkeys will be able to do so and jump up and down and scream if they insist, and nothing will happen beyond everybody thinking they're homophobic dicks, and putting the pictures on social media.

It could be interepreted in different ways imho. The word women could relate to the aspect of men (in any form) not being included, not that only lesbian/bi women are allowed to take part.
I was asking for clarification, not a pile on, as if it's a crime to actually want to support lesbian/bi women. 😵‍💫

I'm not forcing anything, I've explained how it could be interpreted by some.

Indeed - 2 of them in short order, cocking their legs and attempting to mark their territory. They are, frankly, disgusting.

I wish you the best of luck and hope your event goes well, OP! Have a great day.

@LCommunity good luck with the march. Your picnic looked fabulous and I hope that lesbian pride becomes an institution.

I'm not forcing anything, I've explained how it could be interpreted by some.

Yes, and you're arguing for your own interest and reasons without recoognising that this is a group in society who have been horrendously bullied, not allowed to meet without those who feel they have a right to be in charge, dictate and bully for sex, thrown out of places, denied funding, have had to operate under ground, are no longer allowed in pride.

Someone pushes their need to be there, while not being of the group because they want to support and THEIR reason is a good one. So boundaries should be put down for them.

And then someone else wants to do that too and bring their large male lesbian friend Susan. And oh look at all Susan's friends.

When are a group allowed to say no and just be left alone without people arguing and hair splitting and harassing to make them do things their way? As soon as a protected group allow ONE person from outside the group, they have to allow them all, this is a legal requirement. Just one means you are discriminating against all the others, and now you cannot exclude them, they can legally force you to let everyone in. And as you can see from this thread, there is a large lobby that loathes women and especially homosexual women, who are fighting desperately to try and overturn those legal boundaries so that women are not permitted to be anywhere without the control and harassment and abuse of those men, and never stop trying to maliciously damage their boundaries.

So it's not a harmless thing to do, and it's not really reasonable to expect patience and niceness in response to doing it.

Why on earth do you think the public needs to be aware? Do you think it's a health hazard or something?

Or is it so you can all out your aggressive and unhinged activist friends to attack a group of lesbians?

You really are a tiresome little whinger, always judging, always policing what anyone else is doing.

I increasingly think there is a much more general issue in society of not liking boundaries and not seeing certain groups as being equal to them or entitled to have their consent respected.

I'm not, but carry on piling on.
I'm bowing out, and wishing a great day to the ladies who take part.

I really miss the laugh emoji!

Give over, you are sounding obsessed. Just give it a rest with the pedantry.

It's for lesbians and bi-sexual women.

That doesn't include straight women because they are not lesbians or bi-sexual - how hard can it really be to understand?

Are you stupid, or just deliberately argumentative?

What is the fucking point of banging on and on about it?
Why can't you leave them be?
Does it make you feel clever or something?
Is there something wrong with you?

I hope you have a fantastic picnic. I would have described myself as bi 40 years ago but I've been straight ever since I married in 1988.

So I don't qualify. But i send every good wish to my sisters, and trust you have a lovely, peaceful time.

God there’s some dim people out tonight.

Actually, I think if we’re talking about what the Equality Act allows here, the event could only be for lesbians or for bi women, but not both. Lesbians and bi women do not share the same protected characteristic in relation to sexual orientation.