Glasgow University refused service at the student union bar to women activists 'over their opinions and beliefs' and signs 'that make staff feel unsafe'

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A group of women's rights activists were refused service and kicked out of a student union bar they had booked 'over their opinions and beliefs'.

Let Women Speak (LWS) had booked a private room at Glasgow University Union (GUU) where they planned to hold a social after their rally on Sunday.

LWS had gathered outside Glasgow University holding banners with slogans such as 'Terf Island' and 'we are all Sandie Peggie' - a reference to the NHS Fife nurse who was suspended after objecting to a transgender doctor using the women's changing rooms.

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GU is my alma mater. We had two separate unions until 1980. Typically, QMU - the women's union - mixed first and was then more or less taken over by men so far as the governing board was concerned. When I got back from my year abroad in '81 GUU had mixed.

I'm surprised that this has happened at GUU - it was always much more conservative. I guess that times have changed. [Actually, you might be right. The misogyny has stayed the same.]

Only to people who don’t know what dogs are.

It's the pathetic, whiny excuses the bigots make that gets me -

"....he was closing the bar because the women's 'beliefs and opinions could constitute harassment toward their staff and make them feel unsafe'."

How can someone having a different opinion from you be considered harassment. 🤯Snowflakes. 🙄

I am also an alumnus. As far as I know the QMU was originally the "women's union" but did become mixed first. Like you @WearyAuldWumman I'm rather surprised as I thought the GUU was more conservative - certainly was in my day. However clearly still a bunch of over entitled misogynists. Plus ca change etc

Christ on a bike 😬

Yes, it did mix first. I actually voted against mixing because I feared that the men would simply take over. Left for my year abroad and when I returned the vote to mix had gone through and the president of QMU was a man.

I remember the days when GUU didn't allow women into the Beer Bar...and ran the infamous 'Freds' for entertainment.

Had a look on their website and surprised to see The Dive is still going <misses point>

I joined the GUU in 1990 and it was still noticeably more conservative than the QM, which was the hotspot for student protests. That’s what I find so worrying. It just shows how entrenched this bullshit is in Scotland.

Bit of a worry when students at a top university feel unsafe having their ideas challenged.

There's a veterinary school at Glasgow isn't there? Were they offended at having their expertise encroached on...yes ma'am that's a dog you've got there, here's my bill.

@quantumbutterflyyou are absolutely right that university students must be able to cope with their beliefs being challenged. In the most memorable lecture I had at Glasgow, the lecturer (Dr Chris Berry) said university was about the pursuit of truth and as a first year, I found that very inspiring. It’s mind blowing to me now that the university has been held hostage to people who deny the truth.

""woman activists""

Gender critical activists are only anti-trans activists and will happily hurt women in their obsession against trans people as they have shown multiple times.

Hell, they're the UK are of the anti-gender movement

What you been sniffing tonight?

Oh the "penis suckling" guy is back again to lecture us 🥱

I don’t know if any of you are from Glasgow, but if you are, you’ll be able to hear that manger’s voice by only looking at the photo.

For those of you from outside Glasgow, there’s such a thing as the Glasgow Uni Accent. Mocked, rightfully, by the normal people of Glasgow, the Accent afflicts many people who study or work at GU. Your literal next door neighbour could speak like you, go to GU and their accent transforms.

For example:

Normal Glaswegian: “hiya pal, ‘no seen you for ages. What you been up to?”

Glasgow Uni Accent cunt: “Oh heeey. Wow, how long has it been-n? I cahnt believe you’re ac-ctually hurrr. What an amay-zing surpryyyse. Is Fiona with you? We’re just going to finish these drinks then go to Dustin’s flaaaht for a gaff, hehe”

Often seen with tote bags, very pale skin and purposefully mismatched clothes. Love all things soya and pretend not to know very mainstream things like who Jay Z is. Work 3 hours per month but magically afford £9 vegan burritos each lunchtime.

I cannot abide them, and that wee manager is definitely one of them.

This thread is about the discrimination experienced by GC women at a GU venue. What is the point of bringing up people’s accents? What has that got to do with the apparent intolerance at the university?

Just seen you went to GU. It’s just a joke that’s ran in the city for donkeys years, don’t get upset.

the gents is over there mate

We used to call it town & gown. Used to happen all over the place tbf.

I did one year of Drama at the uni. (I needed a third subject for my first year.)

We had a 'Voice Class'. We thought that it would be about projecting our voice. Nope.

A wee Welsh wumman tried to get us to speak RP. I was told to read a recipe out loud in my "best accent". My Fife accent obviously failed to impress: "Weah yooou trying to read that propehly?"

like this

More footage of the appalling treatment of paying guests by GUU management. He says on film his name is Tom Whitchurch. What a weasel.

He's out of his depth isn't he?
Bet he feels like he's been thrown to the terfs by black t-shirt woman & beardy guy. Do you think they drew straws.

Thank you for this, but disappointing to see a university stifling ideas with 'stonewalling'.

Especially a university which played a central role in the Scottish Enlightenment.

Ah for the laughing emoji to come back.

Yes, I know exactly what you mean. I lived in the West end for years, it's rife with these types. Kevin Bridges did a piss take of it in one of his shows; when he got more successful he moved from Clydebank to the west end of Glasgow and immediately noticed the silly accents and up themselves students. It's v funny.

At around 26.28 in that video the male police officer says that if they had known in advance it was a women's rights event they would have treated the booking differently. They being GUU.