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London Pride finally admitted they were wrong and committed to ending these discriminatory practices against trans women. It is shameful that we had to force their hand to get basic dignity at an event meant for us. Stay sharp because we will be watching to ensure they actually follow through …

July 27, 2008

Stamp Out Trans Discrimination at Pride Events

Stamp Out Trans Discrimination at Pride Events

🏆 Won — 652 supporters Verified

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Started by Anonymous 18 years, 2 months ago
At the London Pride event on 5th July 2008 official stewards who were running the toilets at Trafalgar Square announced that transgender or transsexual women had to use the disabled toilets and were not allowed to use the regular women\'s toilets. A policeman, who was a LGBT liaison officer, claimed that trans women had to be able to show a Gender Recognition Certificate if they wanted to use the women\'s toilets. We, the undersigned consider that discrimination against trans people is unacceptable. That discrimination of this sort should occur at a GLBT Pride event is even more abhorrent. We call upon the organisers of London\'s GLBT Pride events to ensure that such discrimination is never allowed to occur again. The petition will be delivered on 15th July 2008

Updates

Reached 500 supporters

July 9, 2008

July 7, 2008

The organizers at London Pride continue to hide behind silence while trans women are being treated like second class citizens at their own event. I am currently demanding a formal apology and a concrete policy change from their board. This bigotry has no place in our movement and I will not let them sweep this under the rug.

Reached 100 supporters

July 6, 2008

July 6, 2008

The organizers at London Pride are counting on us to fade away but we are nearly at 500 signatures. Push this link out now so we can hit that milestone and force them to address the bigotry happening on their watch.

July 4, 2008

The organizers of London Pride think they can shrug off this blatant transphobia but our numbers are climbing fast. Get this link to everyone you know right now so we hit that hundred mark and force them to address the discrimination our community faces.

6 Comments

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Rachel Medina
18 years ago Featured

Seriously? Demanding a certificate just to use the loo is invasive and hateful. You guys need to do way better than this.

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Chloe Morales
18 years ago Featured

Trans women are women. Period. How can any LGBT org justify this kind of gatekeeping at our own event???

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David Novak
18 years ago Featured

Total disgrace. They should be embarrassed. Never going back to these events if this is how they treat people.

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Sarah Gutierrez
18 years ago Featured

This is completely ridiculous. Pride is supposed to be for everyone and this is the opposite of inclusive. fix it.

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Sam Schneider
18 years ago Featured

Disgusting. Pride is for community not policing toilets.

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Mark Yang
18 years ago Featured

Are you kidding me? A Pride event doing this? Totally shameful behavior from the stewards.