Charity restores London Marathon choir dropped over founder’s gender-critical views

UK Charity Reinstates Marathon Choir Banned for its Founder’s Beliefs

British charity Scope has reinstated the Singing Striders choir at the London Marathon after initially dropping the group over the gender-critical views of its founder, Janet Murray. On Sunday, April 26th the choir had been due to perform along the marathon route to encourage runners, as it had done in previous years. However, Scope—initially concerned with cerebral palsy but now committed to the ‘social model’ encompassing all disabilities—with…

Charity restores London Marathon choir dropped over founder’s gender-critical views

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Choir dropped from London Marathon over founder's gender-critical views

A choir has been dropped from the London marathon over its founder's gender-critical views.The Singing Striders, an amateur ensemble that regularly performs at the sidelines of running events, has been asked to step down from the capital's marathon after a disability charity objected to the gender-critical views of its founder. The singing group has been invited by Scope to support the runners in Sunday's race. Janet Murray, the founder of Singi…

Choir Dropped From London Marathon Over Founder's "Gender-Critical Views"

A choir has been dropped from the London Marathon over its founder's gender-critical views after organiser Scope said the views were contrary to its "commitment to diversity and inclusion".