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AIBU to think it’s shocking Southwark Council refused a lesbian space because it's female-only?

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concerned52 Mon 18-Aug-25 20:08:18

My daughter says I’m being unreasonable and should just ;live and let live', but I can’t shake feeling uncomfortable about this happening in my own patch.

A group of lesbians asked Southwark Council for a small disused unit to run as a female-only community space. They offered to pay rent and charges, and said any suitable council unit would do.

The council turned them down purely because it would be single-sex. That decision is now going to court under the Equality Act.

I don’t blame the women for going legal but I keep thinking, why are taxes being wasted on this when it should be a given they’re allowed it, especially if men’s and trans groups get support

alchemilla Sun 24-Aug-25 12:31:47

Problem is - if you look at some of the trans boards online - it's not enough they go along to lesbian group, they want to be considered lesbian whether they're entire male or no. That includes copping off with a lesbian. If the lesbian says no, because she's homosexual not heterosexual, she's accused of transphobia.

Cumbrianmale56 Sun 31-Aug-25 14:11:57

I wish this whole trans thing would go away. We still have the case in Scotland with the trans male doctor and the female nurse, where the militant trans lobby have tried to destroy the nurse's career.

Allsorts Sun 31-Aug-25 19:35:15

How many different sex groups would you like?

Doodledog Sun 31-Aug-25 23:17:22

Allsorts

How many different sex groups would you like?

Two. One for each sex.

If people want to meet to discuss poetry or play Scrabble, or speak French, there is no need to divide on the basis of sex, but if a group is ‘women only’ it should not have to include men, and vice versa.

Carbonated Fri 19-Sept-25 16:34:45

TheWeirdoAgain60

I've no doubt the council are being exceptionally sexist and woman-hating.

It's because they're women who don't want to be surrounded by creepy blokes trying to get into the women's knickers and trying to turn them into subservient little housewives/mothers with no brains or lives of their own.

Good on these lovely lesbian ladies, I hope they sue the stuffing out of the council!

TheWeirdoAgain60
"...subservient little housewives/mothers with no brains or lives of their own."

Wow...! confused