More to the point, why does Ben think he needs to 'negotiate' at all. After all Steonewall (sic) allegedly are an LGBT organisation so 'T' should be part of that remit.

Except that I've only ever known them to act on the 'G' and 'L' facets when pushed and almost never the 'B'. Maybe he thinks the 'T' is silent as in Jean Harlot?