Thread by @AllianceLGB

1./ Who are we and why are we at the Conservative Party Conference this week? Here are some selections from our website that may provide answers. Above all, we believe in protecting children and young people from the imposition of strange ideologies.👇lgballiance.org.uk

2./ We were, for example, delighted when the BBC withdrew its “educational” video which informed children that there were over 100 genders. News to us. We wrote on numerous occasions to complain about this wholly unscientific and confusing notion being taught to kids. 👇

3./ We defend robustly the factual reality of biology which institutions -from schools to the NHS- seem increasingly to undermine. We do this, in large part, because our rights in law as LGB people are rooted in the reality of two sexes, the binary, of male and female.👇

4./ We worry that many young lesbians are being told they are transphobic if they say they will not consider male bodied people as dating partners. We feel the category of lesbian can’t include male bodied people such as Alex Drummond who “identifies as a lesbian”. Sorry, Alex.👇

5./ But we also took a stand at #CPC21 because the denial of basic science fuels a culture of silencing and bullying which is bad for our public life and threatens the freedoms we all cherish. In the long run, LGB people can never thrive in such a culture. 👇

6./ Please explore our website for yourself. Perhaps… not everything you’ve heard about us is entirely true. Or if you’re at #CPC21 you could pop along to Stand 85 for an informal chat. We won’t tell anyone if you want to keep it a secret. 😏👇lgballiance.org.uk/myths/