Get the L Out
"Get the L Out" is an informal activist group that seeks to separate lesbians from the LGBT community. Supporters protest against the human rights for transgender people, and a perceived "lesbian erasure" and "influence of gender identity politics", with a focus against trans women.
History
In 2018, demonstrators called attention to the movement by interrupting the Pride Parade in London; carrying banners that read "Lesbian Not Queer", "Lesbian=Female Homosexual", and "Transactivism Erases Lesbians".[1][2][3] Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London, denounced the protest as being transphobic.
The London protest was condemned by Stonewall,[4][5] the largest LGBT lobby group in the UK, which led to it being accused of giving preference to transgender causes.[6][7]
See also
References
- ↑ Gabbatiss, Josh (7 July 2018). "London Pride: Anti-trans activists disrupt parade by lying down in the street to protest 'lesbian erasure'". The Independent. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ↑ Rawles, Timothy (July 9, 2018). "Lesbians at London Pride protest trans folks, delay parade". San Diego Gay and Lesbian News. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- ↑ Lang, Nico (9 July 2018). "Lesbian Group Hands Out Fliers Claiming Trans People Promote Conversion Therapy at London Pride". INTO. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ↑ "Statement from Pride in London regarding the 2018 protest group". Pride in London. 7 July 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ↑ Southwell, Hazel (8 July 2018). "Pride in London condemns anti-trans protest as 'vile': 'We are sorry'". Pink News. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ↑ Humphries, Will (July 17, 2018). "Lesbian fury at Stonewall over 'trans agenda'". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- ↑ Vogt, Bailey (July 20, 2018). "Lesbian activists claim Stonewall is erasing them in favor of "trans agenda"". Metro Weekly. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
Further reading
- Compton, Julie (January 14, 2019). "'Pro-lesbian' or 'trans-exclusionary'? Old animosities boil into public view". NBC News.
- Greenhalgh, Hugo (March 15, 2019). "Trans debate rages around the world, pitting LGBT+ community against itself". Reuters.
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