LONDON, 11 October 2024, 3:50 PM—6 young trans activists infiltrated the LGB Alliance’s annual conference at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Hall in Westminster, some of whom fled quickly after while others were held by security for a period before being let go. They did so with intentions of ending the conference early, which they describe as a horrendous breeding ground for fervent and violent transphobia.
The group released approximately 6,000 crickets from bags hidden on their persons which they snuck through security just before a talk on the “dangers” of medical transition. They made sure to spread the crickets (which do not infest and pose no danger to humans) across the entire hall, in order to ensure the conference could be safely brought to an end. The speech was postponed and later speeches were cancelled. They filmed some of the earlier speeches using hidden cameras in order to “expose the fact that this group really has no interest whatsoever in promoting the rights of cis LGB people, and exists entirely to hurt the trans community as much as they possibly can”. Speakers at the anti-trans event told the audience to “Squash them, kill them, kill the buggers!”
One bug carrier said they’ve “been feeling physically ill with nerves, mentally cycling through all the possibilities and worst case scenarios, a thousand times over. I’m scared. But I fear more for the outcomes if we don’t go through with this action.”
The LGB Alliance claims to stand for the rights of lesbians, bisexuals, and gay men, but a challenge from Mermaids and the Good Law Project against their charitable status objects that they “dedicate most of their output to denigrating trans people”. The crick-kids say that “the LGB Alliance’s hate and cruelty resonates out into the political sphere”. They believe the result of the conference, if it had gone ahead as planned, would have been an acceleration of transphobic hate and misinformation, which drives much of the attack on their healthcare and dignity in all other parts of their lives.
Speaking hours before entering the conference:
“It makes me really angry to see trans kids being talked about like a bunch of brainless children who can’t make decisions for or speak for themselves. I’m sick of having our voices taken away by bigoted people like the LGBA who speak over us instead of listening.”
“Whilst we, the trans community, cobble together what little support we can to keep each other safe, this group claiming to stand for social progress spends hundreds of thousands of pounds annually to keep us down. We are trans kids, we are loved, and we deserve dignity.”
“They may try to ‘sound the alarm’ on trans youth accessing life-saving healthcare but we cannot and will not let them. Trans youth are powerful and we will let them fucking know it.”
All trans youth apprehended by attendees have been released and returned safely home.
A bad day for hate groups is a good day for everyone else.
From now on, this is how I assume one plays cricket.
The Indian subcontinent shaking and crying right now.
A new use for the term ‘bat for the other side’.
“Squash them, kill them, kill the buggers!” a speaker urged the audience.
Sure, but what did they say about the crickets?
Reaction in the conference room:
cricketsI have so many questions. Primarily where does one procure 6000 crickets and do they offer lay away.
Probably companies that supply live food for reptiles. Possibly bait shops.
Apparently at Critter Depot, if you’re stateside. 2,000 crickets for $54. Subscription discounts available.
Do they offer blood rain as well?
Asking for a friend.
You can get 10k crickets for $180 at reptilesncritters.com much better deal.
How about ten million fireflies?
Looking at the website for company I order mealworms from when my colony hasnt bred enough of them for gecko food, a box of 1000 crickets is like, a bit over 20 bucks, not counting shipping. So assuming the UK has a similar business somewhere with roughly equivalent prices, 6000 is like a couple hundred bucks worth of crickets, or less. Not cheap but honestly not terribly expensive for such a huge number of insects, probably wouldnt even need the layaway
Speaking of “cheap” I wonder how they managed to keep the crickets quiet before releasing them?
crickets only chirp when completely adult and looking for a female (usually past the 35 day mark), while pet food stores usually ship them while they’re still in their teen phase( 20 days), where they are silent
Oh, so the ones I hear in the pet store are probably escapees who lived to adulthood…
either that or they keep some of them to make them reproduce
This is the key question. And how they managed to sneak them through the security. Large events like this - security usually check the bags.
They only really chirp in the evening or at night
Wouldn’t it be “night” in a pocket, or can they tell time?
One of the main triggers is the presence of a female cricket. Male crickets will chirp louder and more frequently when they are trying to attract a mate. They may also chirp to defend their territory from other male crickets.
Another trigger for cricket chirping is light. Crickets are most active at night, and will often chirp more frequently in the presence of artificial light. This is because light can disrupt their natural circadian rhythms and cause them to become more active.
Another factor that can affect cricket chirping is the presence of predators. When crickets feel threatened, they may stop chirping or chirp less frequently in order to avoid detection.
https://petreader.net/when-do-crickets-chirp-a-comprehensive-guide/
If there’s no female and no light, they will get quiet.
All I know is that when I order locusts and get a stowaway cricket with them is that it drives me mad in the evening when it starts chirping
I hope it really bugged them.
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Successful non-violent direct action, good for them.
What a great modern take on the US Intelligence 1944 sabotage field manual
Anyone can break up a showing of an enemy propaganda film by putting two or three dozen large moths in a paper bag. Take the bag to the movies with you, put it on the floor in an empty section of the theater as you go in and leave it open. The moths will fly out and climb into the projector beam, so that the film will be obscured by fluttering shadows.
This is advanced pacifism
I consider this violent, especially for the crickets who are being used as objects and exposed to danger (as the article confirms with the guy shouting to ‘squash’ them).
I’m all for animal rights and veganism but let’s put this in the perspective where you can buy a whole frozen chicken for a few quid due to how industrialised the creation and distruction of life is. In a world where that is the norm and random bigots are trying to take away autonomy from kids who are already having an awful time, this feels appropriate to me. While I’d probably have preferred if it didn’t involve crickets and was a stinkbomb instead, I think a biblical plague does have an undeniable flair to it.
Pretty punk rock
The kids are alright
At what point in your life, does someone ,who your never going to meet or even know exists, makes you wake up every day going “I must crush these people!”
And they say Trans people are mentally ill…
Wow, I really admire their bravery. That must’ve been terrifying to attend.
The heroes we need, but don’t deserve! Mad respect.
Speakers at a supposedly gay friendly event are calling on their audience to “kill the buggers” says all you need to know about the group.
Stop burying the lede! How does one keep a bunch of crickets quiet in the dark?
Refrigeration!
That’s sounds like it would be heavy.
