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Venice Allan vs. transgender people

Venice Allan is a British sex segregationist and anti-transgender activist.

Background

Rose Venice Allan was born on June 21, 1975 and is a parent.

Anti-trans activism

In 2017 Allan organized a series of panel discussions called We Need To Talk UK and Ireland, with anti-trans speakers on sex, gender and feminism. Allan was also part of the collective that in 2020 started regular meetups at the Speaker’s Corner in London, which went on to become Let Women Speak.

During the UK’s general election, Venice joined the What is a Woman? campaign, asking prospective candidates their stance on these issues. Allan was also volunteered as Claire Fox’s research assistant in the House of Lords.

References

Glass, Jess (March 23, 2018). Anti-trans activist suspended from Twitter following ‘transphobic’ comments. PinkNews https://www.thepinknews.com/2018/03/23/anti-trans-activist-suspended-from-twitter-following-transphobic-comments/

Glass, Jess (March 15, 2018). Anti-trans activists hit out at ‘parasitic’ trans people at event in Parliament. PinkNews https://www.thepinknews.com/2018/03/15/anti-trans-activists-hit-out-at-parasitic-trans-people-at-event-in-parliament/

Butterworth, Benjamin (January 31, 2018). Anti-trans activist posts poll to attack trans women – internet has other ideas. PinkNews https://www.thepinknews.com/2018/01/31/anti-trans-activist-posts-poll-to-attack-trans-women-internet-has-other-ideas/

Glass, Jess (January 23, 2018). Anti-trans activist suspended from Labour Party after posting transphobic memes. PinkNews https://www.thepinknews.com/2018/01/23/anti-trans-activist-suspended-from-labour-party-after-posting-transphobic-memes/

Anti-trans coverage

Attenborough, Frederick (May 5, 2025). Staff at London bathing ponds gagged from discussing landmark women’s rights ruling. Free Speech Union https://freespeechunion.org/staff-at-london-bathing-ponds-gagged-from-discussing-landmark-womens-rights-ruling/

Christie, Olivia (April 30, 2025). Britain’s sole women-only natural pool ‘refuses to ban trans women’ in the wake of the Supreme Court hearing. Daily Mail https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14666439/women-natural-pool-refuses-ban-trans-women.html

Manning, Sanchez (June 1, 2024). Ladies’ Pond in Hampstead Heath is engulfed in trans row after men who identify as women are allowed to swim there… as a feminist activist is expelled for criticising the choice. Daily Mail https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13484109/Ladies-Pond-Hampstead-Heath-engulfed-trans-row-men-identify-women-allowed-swim-feminist-activist-expelled-criticising-choice.html

Knight Kathryn (March 1, 2024). How a tranquil oasis for female swimmers became a front line in the culture wars: Bitter row over whether trans women are allowed to bathe in historic single-sex pond comes to a ferocious head… Daily Mail https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13146349/How-tranquil-oasis-female-swimmers-line-culture-wars-Bitter-row-trans-women-allowed-bathe-historic-single-sex-pond-comes-ferocious-head.html

Maynard, Lily (September 30, 2018). Linda Bellos and Venice Allan. A case to answer? https://lilymaynard.com/linda-bellos-and-venice-allan-a-case-to-answer/

Moss, Julie (September 24, 2018). INTERVIEW: The irrepressible Venice Allan on her fight against changes to the UK Gender Recognition Act. Feminist Current https://www.feministcurrent.com/2018/09/24/interview-irrepressible-venice-allan-fight-changes-uk-gender-recognition-act/

Bannerman, Lucy (December 13, 2017). Feminist campaigner Venice Allan kicked out of Labour Christmas party. The Times https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/feminist-campaigner-venice-allan-kicked-out-of-labour-christmas-party-pqkqnfr76

Selected writing by Allan

Allan, Venice (June 7, 2024). Hampstead Ladies’ Pond is no place for men: Gender ideology has ruined my favourite women-only swimming spot. https://www.spiked-online.com/2024/06/07/hampstead-ladies-pond-is-no-place-for-men/

Resources

Battle of Ideas Festival (battleofideas.org.uk)

X/Twitter (x.com)

YouTube (youtube.com)

Spiked (spiked-online.com)