Currently playing Rory Murdoch in River City on BBC Scotland 
My tuppence is my own.
On closer inspection, the followers of these new #LGBInternational groups are almost entirely a subset of LGB Alliance followers.
They are the same group of people.pic.twitter.com/o0eJngEEzq
Näytä tämä ketju
LGB Alliance recently boasted of a worldwide network of anti-trans "LGB" groups under the banner #LGBInternational
In Ireland, Wales, Australia, America, Canada, Spain, Mexico, Brazil, Iceland , Norway and Serbia.
I did some analysis and found some interesting results.
THREAD
pic.twitter.com/BLRtiYh5iP
-
-
-
They were all mostly set up in September/October 2020. The only outlier being the group in Spain, which was set up in July, has 4k followers, but still shows significant follower overlap with the UK LGB Alliance.pic.twitter.com/aYkH1NWyTt
Näytä tämä ketju -
Let's look at where their followers are based geographically. USA, Canada, Australia, Serbia. All have more followers in the UK than anywhere else.pic.twitter.com/ezomcuN6DG
Näytä tämä ketju -
Ireland has more followers in the UK than Ireland. Wales has more followers in England than in Wales. Iceland and Norway both have far more followers in the UK than their supposed "home" countries.pic.twitter.com/KzOMTq8Nht
Näytä tämä ketju -
The Mexican group has more followers in UK/Europe than in Mexico. The only outlier being Spain, where the Spanish group is mostly Spanish accounts.pic.twitter.com/CwDh5Ywe3C
Näytä tämä ketju -
Who's setting up and running these accounts? Well, you might see a connection in the below. Look familiar? This has been tried before, earlier this year fake accounts purporting to represent UK political parties were set up in the same way, all were suspended from twitter.pic.twitter.com/hVxMxFgX79
Näytä tämä ketju -
What conclusion can we draw? It seems clear this is far less an
#LGBInternational movement far more a UK astroturf campaign seeking to harm & divide the LGBT community worldwide. LGB Alliance masquerading as a broad movement. A UK based hate group exporting their hate globally.Näytä tämä ketju -
Not only do we export our transphobia, people have been 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘀𝘆𝗹𝘂𝗺 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗞 because of how badly we treat trans people. Think about that.https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/british-transgender-woman-asylum-new-zealand-granted-safer-a7996846.html …
Näytä tämä ketju -
Is that any wonder when UK media uses dehumanising terms like "trans epidemic"? Comparing human lives to disease.pic.twitter.com/L9mPTa9zPy
Näytä tämä ketju -
To end on a positive. Please follow and support these orgs that help the UK trans, NB and LGBT+ communities.
@stonewalluk@StonewallScot@LGBTYS@GalopUK@WhatTheTrans@LGBTIScotland@ScottishTrans@rainbowgreens@TransPrideScot@transprideldn@AmnestyUK_LGBTI@AmnestyUKNäytä tämä ketju -
This isn't an exhaustive list, so please do add more organisations and accounts below that help and support trans and non binary people in the UK and abroad. Thanks, much love.
Näytä tämä ketju -
Just a quick reminder, homophobia was a British colonial export. Many countries current anti-LGBT laws exist because of colonial history. The UK's legacy of exporting hate runs deep.https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jul/28/britain-reverse-homophobia-empire-criminlisation-homosexuality-colonies …
Näytä tämä ketju
Keskustelun loppu
Uusi keskustelu -
Lataaminen näyttää kestävän hetken.
Twitter saattaa olla ruuhkautunut tai ongelma on muuten hetkellinen. Yritä uudelleen tai käy Twitterin tilasivulla saadaksesi lisätietoja.