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'''FiLiA''' is a British [[gender-critical feminism|gender-critical feminist]] organization established in 2013.<ref name=Network/><ref name=filia>{{cite web |title=FiLiA Responds to NEU Transphobia Accusations |url=https://www.filia.org.uk/latest-news/2022/7/22/filia-responds-to-neu-transphobia-accusations |access-date=24 October 2022}}</ref> Described by critics as [[anti-transgender]],<ref name=DailyDot/> FiLiA asserts that a conflict exists between "transgenderism" and "sex-based rights".<ref>{{cite web |title=Let's talk about 'trans rights' |url=https://filia.org.uk/latest-news/2020/5/16/protected-lets-talk-about-trans-rights |publisher=FiLiA |access-date=25 October 2022}}</ref> It hosts an annual conference, which claims to be the largest of its kind.<ref>{{cite news |title=Police investigate threat to burn venue hosting FiLiA in Cardiff |url=https://www.itv.com/news/wales/2022-10-04/police-investigate-online-threat-to-burn-filia-womens-rights-conference-venue |access-date=24 October 2022 |publisher=[[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]}}</ref> One of its key figures is Heather Brunskell-Evans, the founder of [[Women's Declaration International]] (WDI).<ref name=Thurlow>{{cite journal |last1=Thurlow |first1=Claire |title=From TERF to gender critical: A telling genealogy? |journal=[[Sexualities (journal)|Sexualities]] |date=2022 |doi=10.1177/13634607221107827}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Trans Activism vs Feminism (and the Wider World): Heather Brunskell-Evans in Conversation with Julian Vigo |url=https://www.cultureontheoffensive.com/trans-activism-vs-feminism/ |access-date=24 October 2022}}</ref> It is known for its opposition to [[Transgender rights in the United Kingdom|transgender rights]]<ref name=Thurlow /> and is described by ''[[The Daily Dot]]'' as "openly transphobic" and "opposing the idea that you can even be trans".<ref name=DailyDot>{{cite news |title=Lush UK has been donating money to anti-trans organizations |url=https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/lush-uk-transphobia-charity-twitter/ |work=[[The Daily Dot]]|access-date=24 October 2022}}</ref> |
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FiLiA is a British women-led grassroots feminist organization and part of the Women’s Liberation Movement. FiLiA’s vision is a world free from patriarchy where all women and girls are Liberated. FiLiA's aims are to build sisterhood and solidarity (locally, nationally, globally); amplify the voices of women (particularly those less often heard or purposefully silenced); and defending women’s human rights <ref>https://www.filia.org.uk/about-filia</ref>. FiLiA hosts an annual conference [1]. FiLiA is a charity registered in England and Wales<ref>https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/5061464/charity-overview</ref>. |
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The organisation has faced accusations of [[transphobia]] and protests against its events, including from local authorities.<ref>{{cite web |title=Portsmouth council flies trans and other inclusive flags outside offices |url=https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/people/portsmouth-council-flies-trans-and-other-inclusive-flags-outside-offices-3421367 |access-date=24 October 2022}}</ref> The Trans Safety Network described the FiLiA conference as characterised by "a disturbing trend of anti-trans extremism, conspiracy theory and harassment of trans and GNC people" and said that "much of the content on their website indicates a hostility to trans women [and] conspiratorial beliefs," noting that the group has promoted [[George Soros conspiracy theories]].<ref name=Network>{{cite web |title=FiLiA conference 2022: Transphobia, harassment and arrests at conference in Cardiff |url=https://transsafety.network/posts/filia-2022-transphobia-harassment/ |publisher=Trans Safety Network |access-date=25 October 2022}}</ref> FiLiA has claimed that the organisation was banned from Labour Party and Liberal Democrat conferences. FiLiA has also accused "[[Anti-fascism|Antifa]]" of being behind claims that "FiLiA are a [[hate group]] masquerading as a feminist charity."<ref>{{cite web |title=Response to Malicious Complaints to Portsmouth Council and the Guildhall |url=https://www.filia.org.uk/latest-news/2021/6/22/response-to-portsmouth-complaints |access-date=24 October 2022}}</ref> |
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In 2020 cosmetics company [[Lush (company)|Lush]] apologised for donating money to FiLiA and other anti-trans groups, after the company had faced extensive criticism, e.g. from the leader of [[Young Labour (UK)|Young Labour]], Jessica Barnard, who said it was "disgusting to see Lush funding transphobia."<ref>{{cite news |title=Lush apologises after donating thousands to anti-trans groups |url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/beauty/article/51288/1/lush-apologises-after-donating-thousands-to-anti-trans-groups-womans-place-uk |access-date=24 October 2022 |work=[[Dazed]]}}</ref> |
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In 2022, the [[National Education Union]] executive passed a motion that described FiLiA as a transphobic organisation.<ref name=filia /> In 2022, FiLiA also organised a conference in [[Cardiff]] where, among other things, the alleged threat of "trans ideology" was discussed. The conference featured several speakers known for anti-trans views, including [[Maya Forstater]], [[Helen Joyce]], [[Julie Bindel]], [[Rosie Duffield]] and [[Sheila Jeffreys]].<ref name=Network/> Ahead of the conference, organisations across Cardiff signed a statement of support for all women and girls, both transgender and cisgender.<ref name=Network /> Many businesses in Cardiff responded by flying the [[trans flag]] to condemn the FiLiA event.<ref>{{cite web |title=The trans movement has a problem with women |url=https://www.spiked-online.com/2022/10/24/the-trans-movement-has-a-problem-with-women/ |work=Spiked |access-date=24 October 2022}}</ref> During the 2022 conference, some FiLiA participants tried to enter local businesses to complain about trans flags or complain about the presence of trans people, while two FiLiA participants were arrested for harassing trans people.<ref name=Network /> [[Labour Students]] described FiLiA as "an anti-trans lobbying group" and said [[Rosie Duffield]]'s behaviour "has gone beyond the pale and we echo LGBT+ Labour's calls that she should lose the Labour whip" after she attended the FiLiA conference, calling upon the party to "adopt a definition of transphobia [and] deal with instances of transphobia more efficiently".<ref>{{cite web |title=Labour Students stands in full solidarity with the LGBT+ community. |url=https://twitter.com/LabourStudents/status/1584586889243549696 |publisher=[[Labour Students]] |access-date=26 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221026162814/https://twitter.com/LabourStudents/status/1584586889243549696|archive-date=26 October 2022}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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[[Category:Organisations that oppose transgender rights in the United Kingdom]] |
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FiLiA is a British women-led grassroots feminist organization and part of the Women’s Liberation Movement. FiLiA’s vision is a world free from patriarchy where all women and girls are Liberated. FiLiA's aims are to build sisterhood and solidarity (locally, nationally, globally); amplify the voices of women (particularly those less often heard or purposefully silenced); and defending women’s human rights [1]. FiLiA hosts an annual conference [1]. FiLiA is a charity registered in England and Wales[2].