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‘Workers, renters and queers, it’s time to build a mass movement’

Accusing the Tory government of violence, LGBTIQ+ protesters gathered to defend Scottish gender reforms

‘Workers, renters and queers, it’s time to build a mass movement’
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It’s time to build a mass movement, joining workers’ and tenants’ rights with our movements for queer and trans liberation, said activist Alice Martin, addressing a crowd of trans people and allies outside Downing Street on Wednesday 18 January.

Hundreds of demonstrators had gathered to march through central London in protest against Westminster’s decision to block Scottish gender reforms.

“With the NHS in the worst crisis of its history, and with working people finding their voice for the first time in generations, we see the same old playbook: sow division and inspire fear,” Martin said, explaining that the government cannot be relied on to bring about the changes the UK needs.