Thousands of Crickets Disrupt Anti-Trans Conference & the Long History of Buggy Activism
A brief look at using insects for positive change
On Friday, October 11, 2024, members from the UK Trans Kids Deserve Better group went to a conference hosted by the anti-trans LGB Alliance. The activists ensured that a speech by noted anti-trans activist Jamie Reed was literally met with crickets. They released thousands of crickets they were carrying on them, disrupting the conference’s speeches for the rest of the day.
The protestors were then escorted off the premises, and the LGB Alliance’s plans were not only disrupted (momentarily) but also mocked and decried in the press. “…An anti-trans “advocacy” group known as LGB Alliance reportedly had its annual conference interrupted by thousands of unexpected guests,” mocks the outlet Them. “On Friday, a group of youth activists released over 6,000 crickets,” notes Mira Lazine in LGBTQ Nation.
I wanted to highlight this and other recent buggy activism, first and foremost, because I think it’s pretty funny. There is a certain catharsis that comes with seeing hateful people, who often go about their lives facing no consequences, having to run away from insects.
Yet, I also want to focus on this event because it is a long-standing tactic…
