It felt contrived when on 15/4/20 John Nicolson MP tweeted to “watch and learn” an “immensely moving documentary”. The link was to a 5 year old BBC documentary that was no longer available to view. It’s unknown if after 5 years his “young trans constituent” still lived in the constituency. One thing for certain is, in 2015 when it was filmed, John Nicolson was not the Member of Parliament. It feels wrong for him to have used this young person to promote his own political agenda.
It began with a tweet
His Twitter posts revealed an assumption that his view was the well informed and most valid position which was patronising to the hundreds of women replying to him.
It quickly became clear that he had no intention of facilitating a reasoned debate but was instead looking to host a sensationalised discussion on his TalkRadio show.
There were loads of suggestions that he should instead talk to women
His lack of engagement with women was obvious,, yet lots were still offering to talk to him.
He didn’t engage though …
He referred to them as “angry ranters”, insulting all who had tried to genuinely engage with his initial tweet.
Helen asked her question. Michael came to his rescue, which he liked.
Helen attempted again …
Jonathan Ross makes his entrance to answer Helen’s question
John doesn’t answer, and begins blocking instead
A few more days pass and, despite there having been no Twitter interaction with him and LGB Alliance, John bizarrely tweets the allegation that he has been on the “receiving end of a Twitter pile on by the sinister transphobic @AllianceLGB”. His tweet links to a BBC interview with Graham Linehan and a couple of hours later John calls him a transphobe.
He then quotes tweets himself, addressing the embarrassing fact pointed out to him by many that the documentary wasn’t actually available on the BBC link he had given. He was now saying it was on a different channel, yet he didn’t link to that one either. “Watch and learn” indeed.
Spent the next few hours tweeting abuse about LGB Alliance, calling Graham Linehan a transphobe and trying desperately to get Jonathan Ross to interact with him
Tweeting well into the night about “transphobic pile ons from the sinister @AllianceLGB”, and not talking to women.
The next morning, LGB Alliance comment for the first time about the remarks made by John
Brief background – LGB Alliance launched in October 2019 and was immediately attacked, including from representatives of the established LGBT organisations. It was relentless.
don’t go quote tweeting that awful LGB Alliance thing
Colin Macfarlane – Stonewall Scotland
Equality Network / Scottish Trans Alliance
Out For Indy, LGBT Youth Scotland
Friends and colleagues
And others
Meanwhile, back on John’s Twitter feed he denies he’s ignored women
Efforts to denigrate LGB Alliance increase
Not just one but two deeply dodgy’s, serious enough to @ police and inform them.
Eventually succeeding in closing down the JustGiving fundraising page
Staff from other LGBT organisations are happy at the news
But the thanks deservedly go to John Nicolson MP and his staff
Efforts now move on to report the gofunddme page
Archie Sturrock announces the gofundme page has also successfully been closed down
really well done
Adam Knight LGBT Youth Scotland
“The so called ‘LGB Alliance’ have now had their GoFundMe account closed too. @twitter over to you”
Scott Cuthbertson – Equality Network
“Much love and thanks to @PinkNews @vicparsons_and @MrJohnNicolson”
David Paisley
It’s not enough that they succeeded in sabotaging the ability of LGB Alliance to fundraise online, Stonewall Scotland and LGBT Youth Scotland staff really don’t appreciate hearing them complain about it.
“What a hateful bunch of bigots”
Paul Daly – LGBT Youth Scotland
The screenshot compilation of LBG Alliance tweets that does the rounds makes its first appearance
John reminisces about when he voiced support for a young trans constituent and Jan Morris
If you’re a politician that has been supporting LGB Alliance … join us in our condemnation.
Cllr Finlay McFarlane – City of Edinburgh Council / Out fOr indy
Don’t forget to toe the line
Right side of history
“vociferous supporter of the sinister ‘LGB Alliance’”
John Nicolson MP
“transphobes exploit sport as an issue to advance their abusive agenda”
John Nicolson MP
“The transphobic LGB Alliance is now actively courting racists”
John Nicolson MP
Lynda Williamson, John’s staff member and Councillor in East Dunbartonshire Council
they’re a fringe group run I suspect by a wee clique of angry keyboard warriors
John Nicolson MP
creepy far right group
John Nicolson MP
They represent no one and nothing but hate
John Nicolson MP
‘SNP Good guys’ conspiracy
No dissent allowed
They’re obsessive
John Nicolson MP
SNP colleagues join in on their condemnation of LGB Alliance
Cllr Lynda Williamson – East Dunbartonshire Council / staff of John nicolson MP
Ofcom boss speaks at Commons Committee
Stonewall supports John
Not reciprocated though
[Stonewall] were hopeless …. They’re far too corporate & their ex boss is in the Lords
John Nicolson MP
“most women parliamentarians are revolted by the ‘Alliance’”
“the transphobes are a tiny, angry, unrepresentative (if noisy) fringe” “groups like the Alliance have hundreds of followers who use their anonymity to be abusive”
Single out Allison who has “the audacity to talk about harassment?”
grows ever more deranged
It’s a sinister hate group
Abuse is always wrong
sinister LGB Alliance’s legion of pseudonyms
Stonewall Scotland getting in on it
Most women I know won’t feel more vulnerable if trans women are treated with kindness and respect
It’s a fringe hate group
enjoys the attention and aggro
Not only nasty but cowardly & mendacious
Then of course there’s the literally hundreds of separate abuse tweets from Alliance directors….
The poison is at the core of their sinister, hate filled movement
Scottish Women 