The decision of Scouts Northern Ireland to support the Belfast Pride parade has been slammed by Christians and parents. Christian Institute.
The LGBTQ event was billed as a protest against the Province’s ban on puberty blockers for gender-confused children. The organisers also outlined other contentious political ambitions for the march, including support for a ‘conversion therapy’ law and opposition to the Supreme Court’s ruling on biological sex.
The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service did not apply to take part in this year’s parade, while uniformed officers from the Police Service of Northern Ireland have not been allowed to march at the pro-LGBT event since 2023.
Ahead of the parade, Scouts NI announced that all involved in the movement were “welcome to represent us and attend” as a way “of demonstrating our commitment” to ‘inclusivity’.
Activists behind London Trans+ Pride 2025 have claimed that tens of thousands joined its demonstration on Saturday.
An event organiser complained that there had been an “explosion against trans+ rights in the last five years, from puberty-blocker bans to the Supreme Court’s contested ruling in April”.
One placard at the event stated: “Nothing beats a Jet2 Holiday; except top surgery”. Another read: “DIY or Die. Trans emancipation. Not rainbow capitalism. Arm trans people.”