The dreaded takeover of Oxford Street at last

This has to be the dumbest thing the Bonehead Law Project has done to date.

Sadiq Khan: Pull the plug on transphobia

Sadiq Khan says he’s an ally of the trans community, declaring that trans rights are human rights, and that London will remain a safe, welcoming space for trans people. 

So why is he allowing one of the most famous anti-trans people in the world to take over Oxford Street? 

To what??? A famous person is taking over Oxford Street? How? Tanks? Poison gas? What?

Harry Potter lights in one of the busiest streets of London will not make trans people feel Christmassy, welcome, or safe.

Thud. Oh that kind of “take over” – the kind that isn’t taking over. I don’t know what “Harry Potter lights” are, but I do know that lights on streets do not equal takeovers of said streets.

I suppose I can imagine some kind of lights or decorations that could make people feel unwelcome or unsafe – Hitler-themed ones for instance. But Harry Potter? He’s a character from a children’s book series, that’s all.

JK Rowling has promised she’ll use some of the money from the new Harry Potter series to fund the anti-trans rights movement. This will only make her more money. 

Khan told trans people “this city is yours too”. If he really means it, he’ll stand with the trans community, and against hate. Email him now and ask him to pull the plug on transphobia.

Shouldn’t Jolyon instead be telling everyone to write to the publishers to pulp every copy of Harry Potter they still have? Seems more direct.