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More than 50 UK Pride groups demand reversal of 'reckless and damaging' decision to grant charity status to LGB Alliance group
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukDon't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox A large number of Pride organisations across the country have signed an open letter in opposition to the decision to grant charitable status to a group which has been described as a 'divisive and polarising anti-trans campaign group'.
Last month, the LGB Alliance was awarded charitable status by the Charity Commission - a move that would allow the group to be exempt from tax and be eligible to receive charity funding.
The group, started in 2019, says it was set up in a bid to 'advance the interests of lesbians, gay men and bisexuals'. While its aims do not mention transgender and non-binary people, the organisation denies it is trying to 'erase trans people'.
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