Political parties banned from Pride events after UK gender rulingBirmingham, Brighton, London and Manchester suspend participation over lack of protection for trans rights
Link to Full ArticleThe Guardian - Jamie Grierson
Tue 13 May 2025 05.03 EDT
The UK's largest Pride organisers have suspended political party participation in their events in "unequivocal solidarity" with the transgender community.
... the organisers of Pride events in Birmingham, Brighton, London and Manchester said the move was a "direct call for accountability and a refusal to platform those who have not protected our rights" after the UK supreme court ruling last month.
The highest court in the UK ruled that the terms "woman" and "sex" in the Equality Act 2010 refer only to a biological woman and to biological sex. Five judges ruled unanimously that the legal definition of a woman in the act did not include transgender women who hold gender recognition certificates.
The Pride organisers said: "As the organisers of the UK's largest Pride events in Birmingham, Brighton, London and Manchester, we come together today in unequivocal solidarity with our trans community.
"We are united not only in message, but in purpose. At a time when trans rights in the UK are under growing attack, our resolve has never been stronger: we will not allow progress to be undone.
"We will not stand by as the dignity, safety and humanity of our trans siblings are debated, delayed or denied."--------------------------------
