22 October 2019
LGB Alliance Founded in the UK
Activism Discrimination Trans UK
The LGB Alliance was launched at Conway Hall in London, founded by Bev Jackson and Kate Harris in opposition to Stonewall's policies on transgender issues. The organisation explicitly excludes the 'T' from the LGBTQ+ acronym. It was granted charitable status in 2021, a decision upheld on appeal despite legal challenges from trans rights organisations including Mermaids.
Impact & Significance
The founding of an organisation explicitly opposing trans inclusion within the LGBTQ+ movement deepened divisions and sparked heated debate about the relationship between LGB and trans rights.
Reference Record
- Date
- 22 October 2019
- Era
- 2010-2019
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Questions This Event Helps Answer
Q Which LGBTQ+ public figures changed visibility? They changed visibility in politics, science, activism and literature by showing that queer lives could be public, influential and historic. Q How did global SOGI advocacy change LGBTQ+ rights? It made LGBTQ+ rights visible through international principles, UN recognition, legal data, country rankings and global convenings. Q How did anti-LGBTQ+ violence shape public memory? Major attacks and murders became remembered as community, legal and political turning points, not only as criminal cases. Q How did anti-LGBTQ+ backlash laws target visibility? They targeted LGBTQ+ visibility by restricting speech, education, healthcare, public performance and identity itself, often using child-protection or public-order language. Q How did UK LGBTQ+ community organising build public visibility? It built visibility through specialist groups, Pride naming changes, regional marches and trans youth support.
