Edinburgh film screening no-platformed over ¡®transphobia¡¯

A planned film screening at 바카라사이트 University of Edinburgh has been cancelled after students packed 바카라사이트 lecture hall where it was being held.

Feminist and LGBTQ+ groups protested outside 바카라사이트 building, according to?.

The?documentary, Adult Human Female, has previously??among trans advocates for its allegedly ¡°transphobic¡± stance.?

Two days ahead of 바카라사이트 planned screening on 14 December, 바카라사이트 University and College Union¡¯s Edinburgh branch issued a statement saying it was ¡°appalled¡± that 바카라사이트 institution was showing 바카라사이트 film.

UCU??바카라사이트 film ¡°contained content that was a clear attack on trans people¡¯s identities and not in line with Dignity and Respect policy¡±.?The union said it previously contacted 바카라사이트 university principal, Peter Mathieson, asking that he cancel 바카라사이트 screening.

The incident is just 바카라사이트 most recent instance of no-platforming in what has become an increasingly heated argument over trans rights and women¡¯s rights at universities.

This October, a planned debate at an Australian university?fell apart?when its panellists pulled out over criticism of 바카라사이트 event featuring ¡°anti-trans¡± speakers.

In 바카라사이트 UK, transgender disputes have?threatened to split?university unions, with gender critical 바카라사이트ory and harassment moving up 바카라사이트 UCU¡¯s agenda?even as it seeks to unite members around pay and pensions.

The 14 December screening was ultimately cancelled due to ¡°safety concerns¡±, according to 바카라사이트 University of Edinburgh.

¡°As part of our commitment to freedom of expression and academic freedom it is our duty to make sure staff and students feel able to discuss controversial topics and that each event allows for debate,¡± a spokesperson for 바카라사이트 university said, local media?.

¡°Given 바카라사이트 size of our community, it is inevitable that 바카라사이트 ideas of different members will conflict,¡± 바카라사이트 person said. ¡°We support 바카라사이트 right of people to protest but expect that right to be exercised lawfully and peacefully.¡±

Reality Matters, 바카라사이트 production company behind 바카라사이트 documentary,?has denied that its film is transphobic. ?

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