Debbie Hayton Debbie Hayton

Mermaids’ loss is a victory for a free society

This morning’s news that the LGB Alliance has won its case to retain its charitable status is a victory and a relief for everyone who wants to live in a free and progressive society. That status was challenged by Mermaids and Jolyon Maugham’s so-called Good Law Project. Their argument seemed to be that it was not acceptable for gay and lesbian people to set up a charity to promote gay and lesbian rights. If LGB Alliance had lost, we might as well have returned to the 1950s when same-sex attraction was practically unspeakable.

The incessant attempts to publicly shame LGB Alliance have been both astonishing and appalling

This dreadful case might hopefully mark a turning point against so-called Queer campaigners. Their aim, it seems, has been to hijack groups they can take advantage of in order to drive their own agenda. In their fantasy world, biological sex is a minor inconvenience that can be ignored at will.

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