University of Edinburgh film screening cancelled due to protest

The University and College Union Edinburgh and the university's LGBT+ Pride Society had urged the university's principal, Peter Mathieson, to stop the event being held.

About a dozen protesters lined up at the entrance of the lecture hall to prevent the viewing. A showing at an alternative venue was again thwarted by activists.Image caption,The university's Pride Society said it backed the protest by an "unaffiliated activist group". A spokesperson told BBC Scotland: "The occupation and all protests around it make it clear that students of the University of Edinburgh will not tolerate transphobia on campus.

A university spokesperson said: "We stand by our decision to let AFAF hold the screening of Adult Human Female. As part of our commitment to freedom of expression and academic freedom, it is our duty to make sure staff and students feel able to discuss controversial topics and that each event allows for debate.

Shereen Benjamin, a founding member of the group and senior lecturer in primary education, had been due to join a panel discussion at the event in her role as a member of the Labour Women's Declaration working group, which works to "raise the profile of women's sex-based rights".

Cancel anything I don't agree with, how about if you don't like don't watch

A dozen people stopped people entering, haven't they got more than 12 Police Officer's in Edinburgh to handle them

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