{"id":629,"date":"2023-10-10T10:20:49","date_gmt":"2023-10-10T10:20:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/queervibesmag.com\/?p=629"},"modified":"2023-10-10T10:20:53","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T10:20:53","slug":"let-women-speak-drowned-out-by-lgbtq-protesters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/queervibesmag.com\/es\/let-women-speak-drowned-out-by-lgbtq-protesters\/","title":{"rendered":"The “Let Women Speak” gathering by Posie Parker in Liverpool drowned out by LGBTQ+ protesters"},"content":{"rendered":"

Let Women Speak drowned out by LGBTQ+ protesters<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The “Let Women Speak” gathering by Posie Parker in Liverpool drowned out by LGBTQ+ protesters <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Hundreds of activists once again proved that love triumphs over hate during a counter-protest against an anti-trans “gender critical” event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The long-standing campaign of the notoriously anti-trans polemicist has become infamous for its anti-trans rhetoric.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Parker has organized gatherings in Dublin, London, New Zealand, and Australia. Her tour in Australia faced national condemnation by the public and politicians after she was joined by neo-Nazi groups at an event in Melbourne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her events are typically overshadowed and outnumbered by counter-protesters using pro-LGBTQ+ chants to drown out the anti-trans views commonly expressed by Parker and other “gender critical” polemicists at the gatherings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Liverpool event was no exception. Activists booed as Parker took the stage, while others chanted “boring” as she tried to speak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Parker started the event laughing at a sign that read “Better to have a trans twin than a dead twin,” then chanted to deny the existence of non-binary or trans people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The “gender critical” crowd was also handed small lyric sheets with a modified version of The Beatles’ “She Loves You” about how much the crowd loves Posie Parker, which was supposed to be sung as Parker took the stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speakers also included a member of the Thoughtful Therapists group, who opposed the ban on conversion therapy, claiming it could impact “exploratory therapy.” Other attendees were former LBC host Nick Margerrison and former 9\/11 conspiracy theorist Charles Veitch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A social media thread by the Trans Safety Network, detailing the protest as it unfolded, wrote that the gathering was “absolutely overshadowed” by the pro-trans mobilization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Loud chants of “trans is joy” could be heard as members of the smaller “gender critical” crowd tried to chant “let women speak.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A significant police presence, including police boats stationed in the nearby Salthouse dock, separated the two crowds and reportedly blocked the counter-protests. After just over an hour, Parker left the area, and the gathering officially ended with protesters continuing to chant trans joy messages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The editor of the Trans Safety Network, Jess O\u2019Thomson, wrote that she thought it would be hard to portray the gathering as “anything other than a dismal failure.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“She was vastly outnumbered, and far-right supporters were identified on site,” she wrote. “It’s not a good look.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Parker labeled the pro-LGBTQ+ protesters as “angry misogynists” in a statement given to PinkNews and claimed that she and her gender-critical speakers “took the mic defiantly to bear witness to their disagreement.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She alleges that protesters shouted the word “Nazi” at a Jewish woman speaking about the escalation of the war between Israel and Palestine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We will continue to Let Women Speak across the UK and the rest of the world; the protesters will not stop us,” she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lots of trade unionists, conference delegates and of course local women out in force to #LetWomenSpeak<\/a> and oppose Possie Parker and the far right.

As always, equality and human rights will always win \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\u26a7\ufe0f #LetWomenSpeakLiverpool<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/HVfrX6ALdj<\/a><\/p>— PowerPo*f Girl (@Spanish__tom) October 8, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote>