Trans activists 'attacked' at children's drag queen story time event
Patrick Sawer
Sat, 24 June 2023
Trans activists accused right-wing protesters of attacking them outside London pub - Trans Safety Network/Twitter
Far-Right protesters have been accused of attacking a group of trans rights activists outside a drag queen story time event for children in south London.
The trans activists said they were assaulted by a small group of far-Right demonstrators outside the Honor Oak pub on Saturday morning.
Scotland Yard said three people had been arrested during the disturbances.
In a statement, the Met Police said three people had been arrested, two for assault, and one for a public order offence.
The trans rights activists claimed they had been attacked while protecting the Magical Stroytelling time event at the Honor Oak, with far-Right protesters breaking at least one window at the pub.
A number of trans activists said they were left bloodied and nursing wounds following the alleged attack.
The disorder began after the far-Right activists confronted a gathering of trans rights activists and their supporters outside the pub.
The Trans Safety Network tweeted:
Patrick Sawer
Sat, 24 June 2023
Trans activists accused right-wing protesters of attacking them outside London pub - Trans Safety Network/Twitter
Far-Right protesters have been accused of attacking a group of trans rights activists outside a drag queen story time event for children in south London.
The trans activists said they were assaulted by a small group of far-Right demonstrators outside the Honor Oak pub on Saturday morning.
Scotland Yard said three people had been arrested during the disturbances.
In a statement, the Met Police said three people had been arrested, two for assault, and one for a public order offence.
The trans rights activists claimed they had been attacked while protecting the Magical Stroytelling time event at the Honor Oak, with far-Right protesters breaking at least one window at the pub.
A number of trans activists said they were left bloodied and nursing wounds following the alleged attack.
The disorder began after the far-Right activists confronted a gathering of trans rights activists and their supporters outside the pub.
The Trans Safety Network tweeted:
Trans rights activists responded with banners reading “Love is a human right” and “Don’t let the far right divide us: Defend LGBT+ communities”, and cries of “We’re here! We’re queer! We will not live in fear!”
The Trans Safety Network also accused police officers of targeting the trans activists, tweeting a photograph of a trans man called Ada with blood streaming from his face and stating: “Police are now on scene, and targeted trans protesters whilst providing urgent first aid care. @adacable [Ada] was providing this first aid support and was punched across the face by TSG [Territorial Support Group] officers trying to arrest someone.”
Police made three arrests
The clashes outside the Honor Oak Pub appear to have been sparked over the venue’s monthly Magical Storytelling session, hosted by London drag queen That Girl, which have been picketed by Right-wing protesters.
In a statement on its website published before Saturday’s incident, the pub said: “It has come to our attention that there may be some misunderstanding about the event, so we wanted to reassure you all that our popular Magical Storytelling event will be age appropriate and it isn’t anything different to what families will see and experience together in a theatre.
“This event is an opportunity for families and friends to come together and listen to a reading of a storybook and have fun. The most important thing for us is that everyone is safe and happy when they are here.”
Some of the activists who took part in the anti-trans protest came from traditional Far-right groups such as the Football Lads Alliance, Blood & Honour and Britain First, which have their roots in the extreme Right-wing National Front, British National Party and British Movement.
But others are members of the conservative youth organisation Turning Point UK, an offshoot of a US group that seeks to challenge the view that young people are inherently Left-leaning and anti-free markets.
THEY LIE
Turning Point UK said in a statement: “There were no far-Right activists in attendance and instead the radical trans-activists attacked attendees of our demonstration with wooden clubs.”
Turning Point UK said in a statement: “There were no far-Right activists in attendance and instead the radical trans-activists attacked attendees of our demonstration with wooden clubs.”
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