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US State Department Funded Stonewall Gender Ideology In UK For Three Years

US State Department Funded Stonewall Gender Ideology In UK For Three Years

Trump freeze makes role of American taxpayer funding clear

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Feb 24, 2025
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Stonewall UK media director steps back amid 'tsunami of transphobia' |  openDemocracy
An event that took planning and resources to organize

The Times reports that Stonewall may be forced to lay off half of their 114 staff after a their US State Department funding was frozen by Donald Trump. Chief executive Simon Blake had “previously warned of the impact Trump’s move would have on Stonewall’s operations.”

American taxpayers turn out to be the “largest funder” of Stonewall “in recent years,” nearly doubling over the three years from 2022 through 2024. This is fascinating news for British TERFs who were accused of accepting funds from the American right wing throughout that time frame.

It was projection all the way down. Those who smelt it, dealt it. Same-sex attracted Brits had to hold bake sales and CrowdJustice fundraisers to defend their rights from captured public and private entities while Stonewall got paid by the US government to tell lesbians they are genital fetishists.

“Funding from the US came to Stonewall through the Global Equality Fund (GEF), administered by…

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