telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/12/0… "They allege they were turned away for sporting t-shirts with definitions, including “Lesbian – noun - a woman who loves other women”, before being confronted and asked to leave by security."
"In legal documents seen by The Telegraph, it is claimed that the lesbian women were turned away due to staff feeling their t-shirts would offend a transgender colleague."
"“It’s a kind of liberal, inclusive enemy, which I think obfuscates it, makes it a lot harder for people to see,” said Dr Julia Long..“We are taking this case, absolutely, for lesbians everywhere.""
crowdjustice.com/case/equal-tre… Here is the crowdfunder for them.
"Anti-lesbian persecution and violence is an ongoing reality around the world and here in the UK. We have both experienced anti-lesbian harassment, and Anne experienced a serious physical assault in the recent past...
...Discrimination of the kind that we experienced at The Green Room communicates the very harmful message that lesbians are second-class citizens. A victory in this case is a victory for all lesbians, everywhere. "
"The refusal followed a conversation with some of the lesbians in the group who were wearing T-shirts with the dictionary definition of lesbian. The conversation was initiated by the member of staff...
....Part of that conversation involved her asking if any of the women were involved in the “Get the L out” action at Pride last year. When the answer was ‘yes’ she walked off saying she didn’t want anything to do with us, or similar."
"The duty manager came and spoke to a few of us and said that there were trans staff coming on duty at the next shift change who could find our t-shirts upsetting and could be seen as hateful...
...I told him that we were here for something to eat and drink and we were being discriminated against. He told us we had to leave and returned the money to a couple who’d paid for a drink."
"@lubelluledotcom tweeted
I was first told by a woman that “we heard that these women were anti-trans” and when I asked how they “heard this” the woman had no idea.
Then she said, “We have two members of staff who are lesbians who didn’t want to serve them”…
I was first told by a woman that “we heard that these women were anti-trans” and when I asked how they “heard this” the woman had no idea.
Then she said, “We have two members of staff who are lesbians who didn’t want to serve them”…
...So, when I asked if she was aware that these women were allowed to protest for the rights of lesbians and still have a drink in their establishment, she said that they didn’t want them there.
I asked if the Green Room has a policy to act on hearsay or gossip...
I asked if the Green Room has a policy to act on hearsay or gossip...
...the woman claimed that they did not discriminate adding, “nobody wanted to serve these women”. When I asked how such decisions would be arrived at and why management would not override (or dismiss) those who act in such a discriminatory manner, she hung up on me."
"The most revealing exchange, however, is captured in this footage, where the police officer explains that he was told by the manager that someone in the group had said that “lesbians can’t have dicks”. This had offended some of the staff, who reported it to the manager...
...The manager’s decision was that everyone in the group was to be refused service and asked to leave. Whether this was even actually said by anyone in the group remains uncertain. I’ve heard from a couple of the women that they don’t think it was."
"Anyone unfamiliar with the ‘feelz’ culture, in which the right to hold opinions – set out by Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights – is less important than the feelings of those who disagree with them...
...would be forgiven for thinking that these feminists were guilty of something more than wanting to have a peaceful drink in T-shirts bearing the dictionary definition of what they are."
"Remember, the man who was part of the group was served without question. The women were only refused service when they confirmed to a staff member that some had been part of last year’s lesbian protest at Pride and...
...possibly during the ensuing conversation, someone may or may not have shockingly proclaimed that lesbians are sans pénis. The staff member who took Julian Vigo’s phone call said nothing about any abusive behavior."
"Where are these placards they allegedly refused to put out of sight? As we can see from the Stonewall protest they’d been at, they were holding enormous boards and a few small home-made signs...
...All I see in all of the available footage is what looks like one small wooden pole, which might be attached to one of the home-made signs but we can’t see the sign because it’s upside down and under the table i.e. out of sight."
"The very definition of bigotry is intolerance of other people’s opinions and I believe that the staff members at the NT are the real bigots in this story...
...What’s more, I believe they will be delighted at the thought that they are responsible for causing anger and distress to women who have the courage to stand up for women instead of pandering to male entitlement."
