Wednesday, April 20, 2011
British Transpeople Successfully Shut Down Transphobic UK Conference
Posted by Monica Roberts at 2:00 AM

http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2011/04/british-transpeople-successfully-shut.html

Did I not stress to folks that the trans rights struggle in the 2K10's would be conducted under new rules?

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Our British trans cousins have been busy across The Pond fighting a May 20 London trans conference sponsored by the Royal College of Psychiatrists Lesbian and Gay Special Interest Group.

The 'Transgender: Time To Change' event by the RCP drew the ire of the British trans community because they felt not only was it going to feature two of our major detractors in the UK, radical lesbian hate feminist Julie Bindel and Dr.Az Hakeem, the RCP's Lesbian And Gay Special Interest Group had no expertise on trans issues.

Kudos to the Charing Cross clinic for pulling out and effectively pulling the plug on the event.

QuoteIt also sends a message that the next time you wish to hold a trans conference, start by having the people who live trans lives involved in the planning of it.

Moreover, it demonstrates that raising objections can have an effect. Even against such an incredably powerful body as the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

Such a conference, with such clearly biased speakers, had a clear objective. To pathologise what is for a small number, perfectly natural behaviour and feelings.

This is truly great news! Congratulations to you in England on shutting down the event.

Unfortunately we have a similar situation in Denmark currently. A number of women rights activists have arranged a conference against prostitution featuring no less than Julia Bindel and Janice Raymond May 7-8: http://www.grossefreiheit.dk/

We are forming a Scandinavian protest against them.

Quote from: Tippe on April 20, 2011, 05:59:24 PM
This is truly great news! Congratulations to you in England on shutting down the event.

Unfortunately we have a similar situation in Denmark currently. A number of women rights activists have arranged a conference against prostitution featuring no less than Julia Bindel and Janice Raymond May 7-8: http://www.grossefreiheit.dk/

We are forming a Scandinavian protest against them.

Hey Tippe!

Where are you forming the protest?
The ftp-norge. (ftpn.no) Does not know about this, would be great to merge it.

Cathrine