Wonderful. I couldn’t be there, so I watched as much of it live on YouTube as the flaky internet connection would let me. The wonders of modern technology!
The Blokes Of Gender really showed themselves up by yelling at the women during the minute’s silence in respect of the death of the longest-reigning monarch; but then again she was a woman, and old, so probably a TERF.
I was glad to see the police actually doing their job for once, ejecting a BOG who got through the cordon.
Graham and I were in Brighton but we arrived late due to traffic, so we missed most of the main event, though we caught the end of the speakers and we stuck around for the social events after the rally. The sense from many of the women I spoke to was that something has changed for the better: the police did their jobs and protected the speakers, and they arrested a number of transactivists who were being aggressive. Two gender-critical Brighton locals I met told me they were surprised how small the transactivist crowd was, especially considering Brighton’s reputation as the woke capital of the UK. “Something has definitely changed” was the theme of the day. This was the first in-person rally I’d attended, and the mood was exuberant. It’s after midnight here now, but I don’t think I’ll be able to sleep for a while because I’m so excited by all the incredible people I got to meet today.
Wonderful. I couldn’t be there, so I watched as much of it live on YouTube as the flaky internet connection would let me. The wonders of modern technology!
The Blokes Of Gender really showed themselves up by yelling at the women during the minute’s silence in respect of the death of the longest-reigning monarch; but then again she was a woman, and old, so probably a TERF.
I was glad to see the police actually doing their job for once, ejecting a BOG who got through the cordon.
Graham and I were in Brighton but we arrived late due to traffic, so we missed most of the main event, though we caught the end of the speakers and we stuck around for the social events after the rally. The sense from many of the women I spoke to was that something has changed for the better: the police did their jobs and protected the speakers, and they arrested a number of transactivists who were being aggressive. Two gender-critical Brighton locals I met told me they were surprised how small the transactivist crowd was, especially considering Brighton’s reputation as the woke capital of the UK. “Something has definitely changed” was the theme of the day. This was the first in-person rally I’d attended, and the mood was exuberant. It’s after midnight here now, but I don’t think I’ll be able to sleep for a while because I’m so excited by all the incredible people I got to meet today.
They got to have social events after the rally! The TAs didn’t intimidate all the businesses into refusing to serve the women.
That’s so encouraging, Arty!