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Bash Back is a direct action group which aims to oppose transphobia in the United Kingdom.[1]
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| Formation | 2025 |
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| Purpose | Transgender Rights, Opposition to Transphobia |
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| Methods | Direct Action, Vandalism |
| Website | https://www.transbashback.com/ |
Actions
editBash Back first emerged after taking credit for vandalising the constituency office of Labour Party MP and Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Wes Streeting, during the night of 31 July 2025. Streeting had been responsible for an indefinite ban on provision of puberty blockers via the NHS from December 2024, and had previously met with members of the Bayswater Support Group, an anti-transgender organisation endorsing conversion therapy.[2][3]
On 10 October 2025, Bash Back claimed responsibility for acts of vandalism, including broken windows and graffiti, at the Brighton Centre before the FiLiA conference started. The group declared the beginning of a 'new era of trans rage' against events they perceived as hostile to trans safety. Bash Back specifically criticised speakers such as Julie Bindel and organisations including LGB Alliance for their anti-trans rhetoric which, in their view, contributes to violence against transgender individuals. The vandalism occurred amidst increasing tensions between the gender-critical movement and trans activism in the United Kingdom, particularly concerning debates over sex-segregated spaces.[4][5]
The group performed a similar action against the Equality and Human Rights Commission's London headquarters on 31 October 2025, claiming that the commission is a 'hate group' and calling for 'businesses, universities and sports organisations [to] dump the EHRC’s hateful guidance'.[6]
FSU donor data leak
editIn January 2026, Bash Back hacked the website of the membership organisation Free Speech Union and published records of donations over £50.[7][8] The group said that the FSU "works to protect transphobes, racists and anti-choice activists".[9]
References
edit- ↑ BASH BACK. "Frequently Asked Questions".
- ↑ Walker, James (1 August 2025). "Wes Streeting office vandalised with windows smashed". The National. Archived from the original on 1 August 2025.
- ↑ "Revealed: Streeting met with and expressed sympathy for pro-conversion therapy parents group Bayswater". QueerAF. 1 February 2025.
- ↑ "Trans activists vandalise conference centre". Brighton and Hove News. 10 October 2025.
- ↑ "Trans activists vandalise feminist conference". BBC News. 10 October 2025.
- ↑ Perry, Sophie (31 October 2025). "Protest group vandalises EHRC HQ over controversial trans guidance: 'We will not stop until we are free'". PinkNews.
- ↑ Evans, Martin (8 January 2026). "Free Speech Union hacked by trans activists". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "BASH BACK (@bashback.bsky.social)". Bluesky Social. 5 January 2026. Archived from the original on 2 February 2026. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
- ↑ "BASH BACK". Retrieved 14 February 2026.
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