[Cherie]

Mermaids’ attempt to have a gay charity struck off are “profoundly homophobic”, a tribunal has heard.
The trans children’s charity is asking for judges to strip the LGB Alliance of its charitable status claiming that the organisation is merely a front for transphobia.

But Karon Monaghan KC, representing the LGB Alliance, alleged that Mermaids had not suggested that the charity was a “sham”.

Instead, the case, which included evidence of social media posts, relied upon “insinuation” and “conspiracy” to suggest that they were “setting out to deceive” the Charity Commission about the work they were doing.

She said that during the hearing, Mermaids had suggested that words like

sexual orientation, sex-based rights, and lesbian, gay and bisexual were “used to signal position against trans rights”.

“This is deeply offensive, and it is profoundly homophobic, it is again the love that cannot speak its name,” Ms Monaghan told the tribunal.

She said that if that is the “stigma” attached to those words “it pushes same-sex attracted people back into the closet”.

Safeguarding ‘red flags’
Michael Gibbon KC, representing Mermaids, denied any accusation of homophobia. He told the court that LGB Alliance were seeking to undermine trans charities like Mermaids “by promoting the view that they spread disinformation, and by seeking to deprive them of funding”.

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[bitontheslide]

mermaids is already disgraced, they just look foolish now

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

mermaids is already disgraced, they just look foolish now

Yep. Taking the LGB Alliance to court was a spectacular own goal as well

[Cherie]

Not content with thrashing women’s rights they are coming for the gays now

[LeatherTrumpet]

vile

[Oliver_W]

Even if we play along with the assumption that the LGB Alliance does have issues, stepping into the spotlight themselves is the worst thing Mermaids could do for their own reputation.

[Liam-]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Not content with thrashing women’s rights they are coming for the gays now

They’re not going after gays, because LGBA is not a gay charity

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Liam-

They’re not going after gays, because LGBA is not a gay charity

Could have fooled me

LGB Alliance is a charity that supports lesbian, gay and bisexual people by building community, providing high quality information, being a source of inspiration for people who feel marginalised and seeking to influence Government and decision makers to prioritise the needs and rights of same-sex attracted people.