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The Scottish Government is currently debating the Hate Crime Bill.
Earlier this year @TheTimes and @heraldscotland published articles criticising the bill, written by a member of known hate group ADF.
These articles were shared far and wide on Gender Critical Twitter.
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Earlier this year @TheTimes and @heraldscotland published articles criticising the bill, written by a member of known hate group ADF.
These articles were shared far and wide on Gender Critical Twitter.
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LGB Alliance shared both articles.
FiLiA and ForWomenScot also shared the articles criticising the Hate Crime Bill.
ADF vigorously campaign against both LGBT+ rights and women's reproductive rights.
Yet supposed "LGB" and women's orgs shared ADF's article knowingly.
FiLiA and ForWomenScot also shared the articles criticising the Hate Crime Bill.
ADF vigorously campaign against both LGBT+ rights and women's reproductive rights.
Yet supposed "LGB" and women's orgs shared ADF's article knowingly.
Rob Jessel of Fair Cop
Debbie Hayton
Both shared the ADF articles.
Debbie even copied in the author, Lois McLatchie, who says in her bio she works for ADF.
Debbie Hayton
Both shared the ADF articles.
Debbie even copied in the author, Lois McLatchie, who says in her bio she works for ADF.
Both articles were shared far and wide across ScotPol and Gender Critical Twitter.
Yet noone seemed to question who has written them and why?
They aligned with their beliefs, so they shared and shared, unquestioning of the source.
Yet noone seemed to question who has written them and why?
They aligned with their beliefs, so they shared and shared, unquestioning of the source.
Lois McLatchie is the communications officer at ADF International.
ADF campaign vigorously to oppose LGBT+ rights and women's reproductive rights across the world.
ADF campaign vigorously to oppose LGBT+ rights and women's reproductive rights across the world.
Alliance Defending Freedom are an anti-LGBT far right Christian evangelical lobby group, spending millions in the UK and Europe to influence policy.
Southern Poverty Law Center, the American civil rights organisation officially designate ADF a hate group. https://www.splcenter.org/news/2020/04/10/why-alliance-defending-freedom-hate-group
Southern Poverty Law Center, the American civil rights organisation officially designate ADF a hate group. https://www.splcenter.org/news/2020/04/10/why-alliance-defending-freedom-hate-group
Why are an American far right organisation attacking Scottish hate speech laws, being given acreage in the Scottish press?
It's actually part of their mission statement published online, to actively campaign and mount legal challenges to hate speech legislation across the world.
It's actually part of their mission statement published online, to actively campaign and mount legal challenges to hate speech legislation across the world.
ADF are quite open about their aims and how they work.
"Build an alliance
Identify a list of political actors, NGOs and journalists who share a critical view towards 'hate speech' laws"
They form relationships with UK individuals and groups and help them. Likely financially.
"Build an alliance
Identify a list of political actors, NGOs and journalists who share a critical view towards 'hate speech' laws"
They form relationships with UK individuals and groups and help them. Likely financially.
So, if you're ever wondering who's funding all these legal challenges against LGBT+ hate crime guidance, and LGBT+ rights, remember that's what ADF are set up to do.
That's what they exist for.
The EC Transparency Register lists their budget at €2 million a year.
That's what they exist for.
The EC Transparency Register lists their budget at €2 million a year.
In the Scottish Government's independent review of hate crime legislation 2018, they are listed as "Other Organisational Respondents".
An American faith based anti-LGBT+ hate group, with vast funds, that lobbies to influence policy in Scotland, the UK and Europe.
An American faith based anti-LGBT+ hate group, with vast funds, that lobbies to influence policy in Scotland, the UK and Europe.
Are they directly or covertly funding the gender critical movement in the UK?
Well, it meets their organisational goals and objectives, but that's hard to prove or verify.
I'll leave it up to Kate Scottow to have the final word on that, and you can make up your own mind.
Well, it meets their organisational goals and objectives, but that's hard to prove or verify.
I'll leave it up to Kate Scottow to have the final word on that, and you can make up your own mind.
Kate may have turned down funding from this "Christian driven & funded law firm" but how would we know who said yes?
It's likely someone is being paid to promote ADF's agenda, which includes making gay sex illegal.
Who? We can only make an educated guess. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/this-right-wing-legal-pow_b_6185878
It's likely someone is being paid to promote ADF's agenda, which includes making gay sex illegal.
Who? We can only make an educated guess. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/this-right-wing-legal-pow_b_6185878
As a side note, over a million pounds has been raised on crowdfunding platforms for various legal challenges on trans issues since 2017, it's impossible to verify how much of that might have come from questionable sources.
Worth a read. https://in.mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idINL8N2HK93O
Worth a read. https://in.mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idINL8N2HK93O
It's not like the mainstream media don't know. They do. They just don't want to look too closely.
Notable this is Guardian US not UK. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/feb/20/alliance-defending-freedom-multimillion-dollar-conservative-christian-group-attacking-lgbtq-rights
Notable this is Guardian US not UK. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/feb/20/alliance-defending-freedom-multimillion-dollar-conservative-christian-group-attacking-lgbtq-rights
