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- chaoticgood@sopuli.xyz
- lgbtq_plus
- trans@lemmy.blahaj.zone
LONDON, 11 October 2024, 3:50 PM—6 young trans activists infiltrated the LGB Alliance’s annual conference at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Hall in Westminster, some of whom fled quickly after while others were held by security for a period before being let go. They did so with intentions of ending the conference early, which they describe as a horrendous breeding ground for fervent and violent transphobia.
The group released approximately 6,000 crickets from bags hidden on their persons which they snuck through security just before a talk on the “dangers” of medical transition. They made sure to spread the crickets (which do not infest and pose no danger to humans) across the entire hall, in order to ensure the conference could be safely brought to an end. The speech was postponed and later speeches were cancelled. They filmed some of the earlier speeches using hidden cameras in order to “expose the fact that this group really has no interest whatsoever in promoting the rights of cis LGB people, and exists entirely to hurt the trans community as much as they possibly can”. Speakers at the anti-trans event told the audience to “Squash them, kill them, kill the buggers!”
One bug carrier said they’ve “been feeling physically ill with nerves, mentally cycling through all the possibilities and worst case scenarios, a thousand times over. I’m scared. But I fear more for the outcomes if we don’t go through with this action.”
The LGB Alliance claims to stand for the rights of lesbians, bisexuals, and gay men, but a challenge from Mermaids and the Good Law Project against their charitable status objects that they “dedicate most of their output to denigrating trans people”. The crick-kids say that “the LGB Alliance’s hate and cruelty resonates out into the political sphere”. They believe the result of the conference, if it had gone ahead as planned, would have been an acceleration of transphobic hate and misinformation, which drives much of the attack on their healthcare and dignity in all other parts of their lives.
Speaking hours before entering the conference:
“It makes me really angry to see trans kids being talked about like a bunch of brainless children who can’t make decisions for or speak for themselves. I’m sick of having our voices taken away by bigoted people like the LGBA who speak over us instead of listening.”
“Whilst we, the trans community, cobble together what little support we can to keep each other safe, this group claiming to stand for social progress spends hundreds of thousands of pounds annually to keep us down. We are trans kids, we are loved, and we deserve dignity.”
“They may try to ‘sound the alarm’ on trans youth accessing life-saving healthcare but we cannot and will not let them. Trans youth are powerful and we will let them fucking know it.”
All trans youth apprehended by attendees have been released and returned safely home.
- Lad ( @AFC1886VCC@reddthat.com ) 64•1 month ago
A bad day for hate groups is a good day for everyone else.
- milkisklim ( @milkisklim@lemm.ee ) 49•1 month ago
From now on, this is how I assume one plays cricket.
- Dragonstaff ( @Dragonstaff@leminal.space ) English14•1 month ago
The Indian subcontinent shaking and crying right now.
- Baggins ( @baggins@beehaw.org ) English7•1 month ago
A new use for the term ‘bat for the other side’.
- Ech ( @ech@lemm.ee ) English48•1 month ago
“Squash them, kill them, kill the buggers!” a speaker urged the audience.
Sure, but what did they say about the crickets?
- Soleil (she/her ♀) ( @ethd@beehaw.org ) 44•1 month ago
The kids are alright
- Catoblepas ( @Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) 36•1 month ago
🫡
- metaStatic ( @metaStatic@kbin.earth ) 36•1 month ago
I have so many questions. Primarily where does one procure 6000 crickets and do they offer lay away.
- hoanbridgetroll ( @hoanbridgetroll@midwest.social ) 22•1 month ago
Apparently at Critter Depot, if you’re stateside. 2,000 crickets for $54. Subscription discounts available.
- CarbonIceDragon ( @CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social ) 18•1 month ago
Looking at the website for company I order mealworms from when my colony hasnt bred enough of them for gecko food, a box of 1000 crickets is like, a bit over 20 bucks, not counting shipping. So assuming the UK has a similar business somewhere with roughly equivalent prices, 6000 is like a couple hundred bucks worth of crickets, or less. Not cheap but honestly not terribly expensive for such a huge number of insects, probably wouldnt even need the layaway
- oce 🐆 ( @oce@jlai.lu ) 33•1 month ago
Reaction in the conference room:
crickets - Lem Jukes ( @Lemjukes@lemm.ee ) English30•1 month ago
Pretty punk rock
- TotallyNotSpez ( @TotallyNotSpezUpload@startrek.website ) 20•1 month ago
The heroes we need, but don’t deserve! Mad respect.
- Skydancer ( @Skydancer@pawb.social ) 18•1 month ago
Speakers at a supposedly gay friendly event are calling on their audience to “kill the buggers” says all you need to know about the group.
- IvanOverdrive ( @IvanOverdrive@lemm.ee ) 9•1 month ago
Stop burying the lede! How does one keep a bunch of crickets quiet in the dark?
- Match!! ( @match@pawb.social ) English5•1 month ago
Refrigeration!
- IvanOverdrive ( @IvanOverdrive@lemm.ee ) 1•1 month ago
That’s sounds like it would be heavy.
- Queen HawlSera ( @HawlSera@lemm.ee ) English6•1 month ago
Based
- Steak ( @Steak@lemmy.ca ) 3•1 month ago
Wait so the lesbian and the gays and bis don’t like the trans’s? I thought they all got along
- Bremmy ( @Bremmy@lemmy.ml ) 7•1 month ago
It’s a certain small subsection of them that are transphobic. Usually a (hopefully) very small minority
- Steak ( @Steak@lemmy.ca ) 1•1 month ago
Well good thing crickets are cheap then
- Trainguyrom ( @Trainguyrom@reddthat.com ) English3•1 month ago
Being a member of a minority unfortunately does not bestow upon one immunity from being brainwashed by a hate group