1./ CPC21 has been full of wonderful, unexpected encounters that remind us no one has all the answers. Including us. Within the space of an hour today we spoke to a clutch of MPs who agreed with us but couldn’t speak out. Then a real life man of the cloth came up for a chat.👇
2./ What we know about religion could probably be written on the back of one of our tiny stickers we’ve been giving out supporting free speech. 👇 So imagine our surprise when the Rev Alan Kennedy said he was a huge supporter. Who knew?
3./ While Alan, like us, supports trans rights he believes sexual orientation and gender identity are so different they require different organisations. But might a picture with him, we asked, feed the fictional claim we’ve support from reactionary religious types? 😬🥱🙄
4./ After a few choice non-Biblical words Alan challenged us to decide if we believed in free speech or not. He also pointed out his Congregational Church is fiercely independent, far from wealthy, and Alan has personally championed same sex marriages within it. Sorry, Alan👇
5./ So what does this prove? Only that when we decide to discuss important social concerns in a democracy we can’t pick and choose who gets to engage. Free speech requires us to leave our assumptions at home. And to embrace surprising perspectives. So here’s brave Alan again. 👇
6./ At #CPC21 we’ve been grateful for the goodwill and support of so many unexpected people of so many different backgrounds… from ordinary parents to feminist MPs and …the Rev Alan. We’ve loved debating our views with Conservatives of many different stripes this week.👇
7./ Alan wasn’t the only person to push us out of our comfort zone. People who disagreed with us raised concerns we didn’t always have an answer to. That’s what debate is about. In the crucible of free speech we all sharpen our ideas. As a Conservative PM once said…👇

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7 Oct
1./ A thread. 👉Tonight we issued this press statement in support of Dr Kathleen Stock. "LGB Alliance stands with Dr Stock against the vile abuse and threats she has faced, not only in the last week, but over the last several years. 1/5
2./ We are encouraged that she now has the support of Sussex University, which is committed to the principles of rational debate, free speech and open enquiry - as any university worth the name ought to be. 2/5
3./ Gender ideologists rely on creating a climate of fear: they aim to create a chilling effect that poisons or even prevents public discourse. The fact this tactic is faltering explains the increasing vitriol aimed at those who dare to raise their head above the parapet. 3/5
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4 Oct
1./ In a hugely important piece @AbigailShrier argues many young people are receiving what is, in effect, highly experimental surgery at too young an age: before they’ve had a chance to experience their adult body. Many may have gone on to become LGB.👇
2./ This concurs with this often overlooked insight from 2018 by the leading trans author and thinker Jack Halberstam where he counsels against radical physical change before a young person has had the chance to experience sexual function in their adult body. 👇
3./ We want the best possible health care for young trans and LGB people but Jack Halberstam points out these kids may not understand the full implications of loss of sexual function which may be a result of puberty blockers followed rapidly by surgical or hormonal transition.
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3 Oct
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.👇
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29 Sep
1./ Do you need a little pick-up after so many politicians struggled to master basic biology? Here's a behind the scenes look at the preparations for OUR conference. Yes, us: the only LGB group in Britain that focuses solely on LGB people. For a start, here's our tiny venue.👇
2./ The QEII Centre is modern architecture at its best. Powell and Moya's building is surprisingly subtle, with all those variations in the facade. Inside though the space is vast. Here's us plotting banners and decor for the day and trying not to be distracted by the views. 👇
3./ Later in the day we took a quick 20 min walk to visit the Churchill Estate in Pimlico, which made Powell and Mayo's name in 1947. They designed it in their early 20s. It was dubbed 'Humane Modernism', partly because they retained the Victorian pub. Good move boys.👇
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11 Aug
Why does @BBC Style Guide erase homosexuality?

“Homosexual means people of either sex who are attracted to people of their own gender" is a belief promoted by gender identity campaigners.

People with same-sex sexual orientation object strongly to being redefined.
#SexNotGender
“Homosexual” means sexually attracted to people of one’s own sex.

Please be aware that referring to (subjective) “gender” instead of (objective) sex makes homosexuality meaningless. We are LGB people. Our sexual orientation is based on #SexNotGender.
The @bbc Style Guide also says: “Bisexual is an adjective to describe someone who is romantically and/or sexually attracted to more than one gender."
“More than one gender?” Another redefinition by gender identity groups.
What is going on here, @bbc?
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11 Aug
Tokyo 2020 finished at the weekend. And what an Olympic triumph it was for openly LGB athletes: over 50 medals! Here’s just a few of their notable achievements:
Gold winning USA women’s basketball team, with FIVE!! out lesbian team members, including Sue Bird, fiancée of the soccer star Megan Rapinoe. Pictured here with teammate Diana Taurus. 👏👏
Britain went wild for Tom Daley who won gold in the synchronized 10-meter platform: “I feel incredibly proud to say that I am a gay man and also an Olympic champion.” Imagine the impact of those words on young gay men with sporting dreams. 👏👏
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