Tag: Trans-Rights

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Demonstration

Trans rights protesters return to university campus

An event by a university feminist group was forced to relocate after being picketed by trans rights activists.  Women Talk Back!, the University of Bristol feminist society, was planning to host the event, titled Feminist Lawyers Talk Back!, on Friday, April 28, at the Queen’s Building. However, the presence of some 30 protesters from trans rights groups including Trans Liberation Front Bristol and local punk … Continue reading Trans rights protesters return to university campus

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Ban Conversion Therapy demo becomes Impromptu Street Protest

Police were left scrambling to keep up when trans rights activists took to the streets in a spontaneous protest against harmful conversion practices A planned demo took place from 11am on College Green yesterday (May 14) hosted by Trans Pride South West and Bristol Pride. The demo was called against the government’s refusal to protect trans people from the practice known as conversion therapy, in … Continue reading Ban Conversion Therapy demo becomes Impromptu Street Protest

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Protester holds a placard reading "Feminism not equal to forced womanhood"
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Woman’s Place UK Protested by Trans Rights Activists

An event by a controversial women’s group went ahead yesterday evening at the University of Bristol despite a large demonstration outside.  Around 70 trans rights activists gathered from 6pm (May 3) to disrupt and protest a talk organised by Woman’s Place UK which was being held in the great hall of the Wills Memorial Building.   The protesters hung a trans pride flag above the main … Continue reading Woman’s Place UK Protested by Trans Rights Activists

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Trans Rights Activists to Protest Women’s Group Event

Trans rights activists will protest a talk by a controversial women’s rights group later today.  Woman’s Place UK (WPUK) have advertised their talk as a discussion on the current “maternity crisis” exploring themes including “the importance of sex-based language and feminist analysis”. Protesters fear the purpose of the event is to discredit the language trans people choose for themselves in a medical setting, particularly regarding … Continue reading Trans Rights Activists to Protest Women’s Group Event

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