Author: abingdonqueeraction

“Mourn for the dead and fight like hell for the living.” – Mother Jones On Sunday we held our annual vigil for Trans Day of Remembrance where we welcomed comrades from both within the South East and beyond in a show of solidarity for those who have now passed on. We started the vigil by […]

Over 200 people gathered to show support for Drag Queen Storytime in Oxford on Tuesday. A group of about 30 had come to protest against the event happening but were met with a crowd singing, dancing and showing queer joy. We were able to counter the harassment aimed at the children and parents attending with […]

On Saturday the 9th of July, we joined London Trans Pride in a march for liberation, justice and freedom. Our vision is a future free of violence from this system: an end to harsh policing, psychiatry, conversion therapy and waiting lists that are killing us. As queer and trans people, the mere act of existing […]

Thank you to the amazing local Queer Community and allies who attended the Abingdon Pride Picnic on Saturday! It was amazing to see so many people out in support. Given the current political climate, it’s important to keep showing solidarity. When we marched, we called for the rights and lives of everyone to be respected. […]

It was an honour to join @oxfordagainstct in the fight to keep trans and non binary people in the ban against conversion therapy! The turnout was amazing and the energy and solidarity high. We are stronger together and it was nice to see Oxford’s queer community showing that the government won’t divide us! Thank you […]

Self defence training is a great way to feel more confident and empowered! Abingdon Queer Action worked with a local boxing studio to provide a free self defence workshop for local queer and trans young people. Let’s work together as a community so that all queer people can feel safe and full of Pride! Originally […]

Following calls on social media from a group of trans young people, and posters around Oxfordshire, we joined this anti transphobia demonstration. People gathered at Bonn Square from 12:15, a speaker was set up as people began chanting and cheering. “Trans Rights are Human Rights!” Over about 45 minutes, people chanted, sang, and listened to […]

Yesterday around 30 people in Abingdon, and countless around the country, protested the new “Police, crime, sentencing and courts” bill. Amongst other things this bill severely limits the right to protest. Effectively allowing police to claim a protest is illegal, even just because there’s a possibility it MIGHT annoy someone. This would then be punishable […]

This evening we held a small vigil in honour of trans day of remembrance. Thank You to everyone who came, the passers by who expressed solidarity, and those who sent messages supporting us. We read the names of some of our lost siblings, held a minutes silence, and expressed our thoughts of sorrow and of […]