On August 9, Meghan Murphy, a feminist speaker who opposes gender ideology, announced that the Ambrosia Banquet in Victoria, B.C., canceled her panel discussion scheduled for September 14 after the venue received intense backlash from LGBT activists.
VICTORIA, British Columbia (LifeSiteNews) — A British Columbia venue has canceled an event organized by a feminist speaker who exposes the dangers posed by gender ideology, including the “transitioning” of children, following pressure from LGBT activists.
On August 9, Meghan Murphy, a feminist speaker who opposes gender ideology, announced that the Ambrosia Banquet in Victoria, B.C., canceled her panel discussion scheduled for September 14 after the venue received intense backlash from LGBT activists.
“The harassment started immediately,” Murphy posted on X. “Trans activists called and emailed Ambrosia incessantly, showed up at the venue, harassed staff, causing one young female to have what she described as a ‘mental breakdown.’”
Well now, this is a strange mystery: Our group of volunteers booked the Ambrosia Banquet for an event called “Vancouver Island Speaks: Women’s spaces, parental rights, and protecting kids” in May.
We decided to keep the venue secret to protect them from the inevitable… pic.twitter.com/OxJjKRgPPv
— Meghan Murphy (@MeghanEMurphy) August 9, 2024
“The owner told us he had been ‘abused’ by these people,” she continued. “They vandalized the building, which, alongside the mental breakdown, appears to have been the last straw.”
“Tormented, stressed, and afraid, the owner cancelled our event,” Murphy said. “He told us the stress of this ongoing abuse was too much.”
The event, scheduled for September 14 and titled “Vancouver Island Speaks! Detransing Canada,” would have been the second hosted at the Victoria venue.
The first, titled, “Vancouver Island Speaks: Women’s spaces, parental rights, and protecting kids,” took place in May. At the time, Murphy decided to keep the location of the event secret to avoid the “inevitable harassment, threats, vandalism, and bullying venues hosting women advocating for kids, parents, and their sex-based rights receive.”
However, Murphy revealed that the Ambrosia pushed for the group to reveal their venue location, “as they were proud to host the event and wanted to advertise it to their communities.”
“They told us they supported us and our message and were excited we’d chosen their venue for this conversation,” she explained, adding that they ultimately decided to keep the venue secret.
As LifeSiteNews previously reported, Murphy’s events have routinely been canceled as venues refuse to host such discussions under pressure from the LGBT mob.
Following the success of the May event, another event was schedule for September, and this time the location was made public.
“Ambrosia Banquet was fully aware of the event and its aims and again was supportive, and swore up and down they wouldn’t cancel no matter what, so this time we decided to be open about our venue,” Murphy asserted.
However, the venue was apparently not prepared for the level of harassment which the LGBT mob brings against those who oppose their narrative.
Unfortunately, in addition to canceling the event, the venue seemed to blacklist the group, taking down the poster and marking a red “X” over the faces of the speakers.
The venue also posted messages “pretending they weren’t ‘aware’ of our event, that our event doesn’t ‘align with their values,’ and that they ‘stand for inclusivity,’”according to Murphy.
“I am, perhaps naively, disgusted, shocked, and appalled,” Murphy replied. “They are too cowardly to tell the truth and stand up for what they believe in. They are willing to throw women under the bus to save themselves. They don’t yet know that catering to these bullies will only result in more bullying, and will learn the hard way.”
Furthermore, according to a local LGBT activist, the venue has now booked September 14th for a “Queer Family Values All-ages Dance Party.”
