Is this fair? MP Joanna Cherry's show is cancelled over transgender views

[~ True Legend ~]

SNP MP Joanna Cherry is threatening to take legal action against an Edinburgh venue which cancelled a Fringe show in which she was due to appear.

MP Joanna Cherry threatens legal action over cancelled show

Joanna Cherry wants The Stand to admit that it acted unlawfully, issue an apology and reinstate the event.

www.bbc.co.uk

She says she will take "whatever legal action is necessary" unless The Stand admits that it acted unlawfully, issues an apology and reinstates the event.

The venue had cancelled the show after staff said they were not comfortable with her views on transgender issues.

Ms Cherry is a critic of Scotland's gender recognition reform plans, which make it easier for people to change their legally-recognised sex.

Last week she told BBC Scotland she felt she had been "cancelled and no-platformed" because she was a lesbian who holds gender-critical views.

She said she had been "greatly heartened" by the support she had received since the story became public, and had decided to seek legal advice.

"I am prepared to take whatever legal action is necessary to vindicate my right not to be misrepresented and not to be discriminated against," she said.

"This is not about money. My primary goal is to have the actions of The Stand acknowledged as unlawful and to ensure the event proceeds.

"I have asked The Stand to apologise to me too. If they don't agree with my reasonable requests, I intend to ask the court to decide on the issue."

@Ravenfreak you may be interested in this thread.

 

[Ravenfreak]

I think it's fair that her show was canceled by the vendor. It's the same as being racist, if you're going to say negative derogatory things about a minority, then the vendor hosting the event has every right to cancel the show.

 

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I think it's fair that her show was canceled by the vendor. It's the same as being racist, if you're going to say negative derogatory things about a minority, then the vendor hosting the event has every right to cancel the show.

Agreed, I don’t think ppl understand what being transgender is like unless they live with the experience themselves.