A CAFE has announced they will be closed in solidarity with the Trans Rights Protest taking place on Thursday (November 10).
The owners of Sugar Daddy's said they will be closed between 2pm to 6pm for the protest.
But they will be reopening the Trinity Passage cafe at 6pm to 9pm for a games night after the protest.
Cathedral Square is expected to be lined with people showing support towards the transgender community in Worcester from 1pm.
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The peaceful protest has been organised by University of Worcester's LGBTQIA+ Network and will run until 5pm.
A post from the society said: "This is a peaceful protest.
"The current Prime Minister plans on editing trans rights in the equality act.
"We believe transgender rights must be protected.
"Join us for a peaceful protest.
"Bring signs, bring your friends, spread the word."
They are protesting after prime minister Rishi Sunak recently revealed his plans to edit the transgender rights in the Equality Act 2010, which has caused controversy.
The PM is planning to review the Equality Act to make it clear that means sex means biological sex rather than gender.
This means a biological male, who identifies as a woman, will have to go by their biological sex.
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People in Worcester will be carrying out a peaceful and stationary protest to raise concerns about the PM's provisional plans.
Staff from Sugar Daddy's are also urging people to 'bring their friends and signs and spread the word'.
A spokesperson from Sugar Daddy's said: "It’s important to us that we stand alongside our Trans siblings, thank you for understanding."
The cafe first opened in Trinity Passage in July.
André Oldfield founded Worcestershire Pride alongside Dr Daniel Somerville, a lecturer at the University of Worcester, and Amanda Hickling, the former owner of Cafe Bliss, but says he has always wanted “a daytime queer venue for the city”.
“I’m from London, where there is a very large gay scene, and when I first moved to Worcester I could only find one gay bar in the whole county - The Flag.”
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