Anti-Transgender Activist Quoted by BBC Calls For Trans Women to Be 'Lynched' - Newsweek

Anti-Transgender Activist Quoted by BBC Calls For Trans Women to Be 'Lynched' - Newsweek
By: Transgender Posted On: November 02, 2021 View: 671

Anti-Transgender Activist Quoted by BBC Calls For Trans Women to Be 'Lynched' - Newsweek

An anti-transgender activist recently quoted in a controversial BBC article posted online advocating for violence against transgender women and called for them to be lynched.

Lily Cade, a lesbian porn star who apologized amid a series of sexual assault allegations in 2017, was featured in a controversial BBC article that claims trans women pressure lesbians into sex.

In a post on her website called "Where the are these children's mothers," Cade characterized trans women as "vile, weak, disgusting whiny, fake-victim" and supported acts of violence against them.

"Cancel this so hard that no man dare walk the path of the trans woman in public ever again! Enough is enough. Lynch Kaitlyn (Jenner)! Lynch the 'Sisters' Wachowski! Lynch Laurel Hubbard! Lynch Fallon Fox!" the post read.

Cade continued to argue that trans women are not really women and said if it were up to her, she'd execute "every last one of them personally."

"They can't take down Lily Cade. She's already dead. I'm the bullet, b*tch, if you let me be. Who else has the balls, the brains, the voice, and the pitiless eyes to fight these mothers? I'm a f*cking soldier. You ready? I'm ready," Cade wrote.

She continued that the only transgender person she respects is Buck Angel because "she knows she made a horrifying mistake," called for trans women to die by suicide, likened them to Satan and implied gay marriage was a mistake.

Rally Held In Support Of Transgender Community
An anti-transgender activist recently quoted in a controversial BBC article posted online advocating for violence against transgender women and called for them to be lynched. Above, LGBTQ activists and their supporters rally in support of the transgender community on the steps of New York City Hall on October 24, 2018. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

Since the BBC published its article on October 26, it's faced huge backlash for the piece, which many have called transphobic and dangerous.

The article is primarily based on the experiences of anonymous lesbians who claim they have been threatened and shamed into having sex with transgender women.

Cade was described as "Porn Valley's Gold Star Lesbian" in the article for only ever having sex with other women but claimed she faced criticism for not wanting to sleep with trans women.

A number of anti-transgender LGB groups were cited in the article and utilized a study based on members already inside the organizations.

Trans Media Watch (TMW), a pro-transgender watchdog group, condemned the article.

"Either the BBC have failed to do due diligence on this story – or the team producing this story have knowingly colluded in a disinformation campaign targeted at trans people ... Irresponsible reporting like this is dangerous. It significantly and adversely impacts trans people's day-to-day lives," they wrote.

BBC defended the article and told LGBTQ media outlet Pink News that the topic is a "complex subject."

"It is important that journalism looks at issues – even where there are strongly held positions," the BBC said, defending the article. "The BBC is here to ensure debate and to make sure a wide range of voices are heard."

Since the post on Cade's website—which has crashed—people are calling for the BBC to take action.

Newsweek reached out to BBC for comment.

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