Trans People Say They Felt Discriminated Against At An LGBTQ Music Festival

Oh, when the left eats its own. It never gets old.

The “pro-LGBTQ” musical festival, LoveLoud, recently went down (it took place in Salt Lake City), but it wasn’t all unicorns and rainbows. Transgender attendees say they felt discriminated against at this festival FOR REAL. They said it wasn’t inclusive enough. There was major BATHROOM DRAMA!

“When I was confronted, saying I was in the wrong bathroom, it kind of threw me off,” Queer Meals board member Bobbee Trans Mooremon said.

That cannot be his/her/zir/whatevers real name. Just saying.

The confrontation was at Rice Eccles Stadium in an area reserved for charities and supporters affiliated with LoveLoud. Bobbee says the man was not threatening but it still created an unsafe situation.

“There’s always a fear no matter what bathroom I go in I’m going to get yelled at or beat up. Which one do I want?” said Bobbee.

After conferring with other members of Queer Meals, the organization decided to pack up and leave early. So did Provo Pride.

“They assured us that all of the bathrooms were going to be gender inclusive,” said Brianna Cluck with Provo Pride.

As it turned out, only two bathrooms were officially designated as “gender inclusive.” Oh. And apparently, the people at the door kept accidentally “misgendering” people. To which I say, GIVE THEM A BREAK! It’s really hard to keep track these days. Are people really expected to automatically know your preferred pronouns?

ANYWAY. LoveLoud, which ultimately raises money “to support LBGTQ organizations,” released a statement on the matter.

“We want to thank everyone who helped to make LOVELOUD 2018 a reality and a success. Without you we wouldn’t have been able to achieve our fundraising goal, we are grateful.

We were saddened to hear that a few of our LGBTQ+ community members faced discrimination at last night’s festival. We have a zero-tolerance policy toward any behavior that makes anyone feel unsafe or unwelcome. As an organization dedicated to creating safe and affirming events for our LGBTQ+ friends and families, our staff, volunteers, and charity partners were asked to participate in an LGBTQ+ cultural competency training. We are committed to learning from our mistakes and will continuously work to improve the lives of LGBTQ+ people in our community and beyond.

If you would like to share your experience so that we know where we excelled and where we have room to grow, please send feedback to [email protected].

We love you. We stand with you.

LOVELOUD TEAM”

Look at that. Even “progressives” are having trouble following their own PC rules. Watch them go. I’ll get the popcorn.

h/t Fox 13