Nottingham City Council has attracted fierce criticism after it took the decision to cancel a talk at a city library due to the author's views on transgender rights. Feminist campaigner Julie Bindel had been due to speak at Aspley Library about 'feminist activism to end male violence in Nottingham' on Saturday, June 25.
However, the city council said Ms Bindel's views on transgender rights were at odds with the authority's equality, diversity and inclusion strategy. Despite the cancellation, the author attended and gave the talk outside the library, whilst transgender rights activists protested.
Ms Bindel told Nottinghamshire Live the council's decision was "despicable". The authority has also been condemned by many on social media, including Labour MP Rosie Duffield, with hundreds of people commenting on their Twitter post confirming the cancellation.
