As of today, we have become aware that the charitable status of the organisation is being questioned. In line with our usual practice where a grantee is under investigation or review this grant is suspended.
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— The London Community Foundation (@London_cf) April 11, 2022
Someone on Ovarit made a point the other day that I wish more people acknowledged–there’s nothing stopping TIP from joining the LGB Alliance…if they’re L, G or B (or presumably even if they’re not–I suspect they have plenty of straight ‘ally’ members). They’re not barred from the group for being trans.
Having been involved in applying for grants on behalf of community organisations. I can understand funding organisations putting a hold on any organisation under investigation. IIRC the Charities Registrar or whatever it’s called in the UK is investigating a complaint against the LGB Alliance. I agree that the complaint is a terrible one, and I’d hope that the Charities people see that. It’s also a shame it’s taking them so damned long to resolve the issue. This is more a case of yet another example of how bad faith actors can weaponise perfectly legitimate processes if they have a mind too. In a world where those responsible for administering the process acted quickly and with diligence it would be an ineffective tactic, unfortunately that’s not the case.
As of today, we have become aware that the charitable status of the organisation is being questioned. In line with our usual practice where a grantee is under investigation or review this grant is suspended.
Simple as that. Someone else questions the charitable status of the organisation, and bam, suspend their grants.
IIRC the Charities Registrar or whatever it’s called in the UK is investigating a complaint against the LGB Alliance.
Not quite the case. Several trans and trans-dominated organisations, headed by Mermaids, a controversial charity that promotes the transitioning of children, are appealing the decision of the Charity Commission, published last April, to approve the Alliance’s application for charitable status. The case is due to go to a tribunal some time in the next few months. The grounds for the appeal include the claim that a mission statement found on the Alliance’s website states, shock horror, that “gender is a social construct which is used to impose often harmful and outdated stereotypes”. The case brought by Mermaids revolves around the claim that the Alliance is “Impeding the work of … Mermaids … by various means including (a) promoting the view that they spread disinformation; and (b) seeking to deprive them of funding”. This blog post on the 4th Wave Now website gives a fairly full account of Mermaids, with special attention to its history of spreading disinformation.
Thanks for the clarification NightCrow, so slightly different circumstances than I’d vaguely recalled, but with similar consequences and issues raised (i.e. bullshit issue and a horrendous timeframe to get it resolved, so eminently weaponisable.
Someone on Ovarit made a point the other day that I wish more people acknowledged–there’s nothing stopping TIP from joining the LGB Alliance…if they’re L, G or B (or presumably even if they’re not–I suspect they have plenty of straight ‘ally’ members). They’re not barred from the group for being trans.
Having been involved in applying for grants on behalf of community organisations. I can understand funding organisations putting a hold on any organisation under investigation. IIRC the Charities Registrar or whatever it’s called in the UK is investigating a complaint against the LGB Alliance. I agree that the complaint is a terrible one, and I’d hope that the Charities people see that. It’s also a shame it’s taking them so damned long to resolve the issue. This is more a case of yet another example of how bad faith actors can weaponise perfectly legitimate processes if they have a mind too. In a world where those responsible for administering the process acted quickly and with diligence it would be an ineffective tactic, unfortunately that’s not the case.
Simple as that. Someone else questions the charitable status of the organisation, and bam, suspend their grants.
Rob @ #2
Not quite the case. Several trans and trans-dominated organisations, headed by Mermaids, a controversial charity that promotes the transitioning of children, are appealing the decision of the Charity Commission, published last April, to approve the Alliance’s application for charitable status. The case is due to go to a tribunal some time in the next few months. The grounds for the appeal include the claim that a mission statement found on the Alliance’s website states, shock horror, that “gender is a social construct which is used to impose often harmful and outdated stereotypes”. The case brought by Mermaids revolves around the claim that the Alliance is “Impeding the work of … Mermaids … by various means including (a) promoting the view that they spread disinformation; and (b) seeking to deprive them of funding”. This blog post on the 4th Wave Now website gives a fairly full account of Mermaids, with special attention to its history of spreading disinformation.
Thanks for the clarification NightCrow, so slightly different circumstances than I’d vaguely recalled, but with similar consequences and issues raised (i.e. bullshit issue and a horrendous timeframe to get it resolved, so eminently weaponisable.