Two women’s rights advocates were reportedly assaulted this afternoon at an event in the United Kingdom hosted by Standing for Women as part of a series of free speech events held in support of women’s single-sex spaces.
Kellie-Jay Keen, also known by her moniker Posie Parker, and Katy Worley, co-founder of the women’s rights organization Make More Noise, were attacked by trans activists who were holding a counter-demonstration against the free speech event.
Upon arrival to the event location at the Reformers’ Tree monument in London’s Hyde Park, Keen was sprayed with an unknown liquid substance.
“I got assaulted already, I got water sprayed at me, which could have been anything, quite frankly…” Keen said into a camera which was live-streaming the event to YouTube.
On Twitter, Central London Anti-Fascists, who had declared their presence at the event, suggested the liquid was not water, and was instead more dangerous or unsanitary.
At the end of the live-stream, Keen said that she would seek out the police to give a statement, and that she wished to press charges.
The alleged assailant was described by witnesses speaking to Reduxx as a 6-foot-tall non-binary identifying male who was “wearing leggings that showed his penis.” The man was briefly taken aside by police and questioned, but ultimately allowed to leave.
Later during the event, women’s rights advocate Katy Worley, also known on social media as DJ Lippy, had her phone grabbed and was aggressively manhandled by a trans-identified female who was then swiftly arrested as police had witnessed the assault.
Worley told Reduxx that she had been filming a Hassidic Jewish man who had been talking to Antifa about the violent signs many of them had showed up with. Many of the trans activists had arrived at the event carrying boards, flags, and fabric painted with disturbing messages, including asking for “allies” to provide trans people with guns, and calling women who support single sex spaces “child abusers.”
The Hassidic man who had approached the counter-demonstration and attempted to peacefully engage with the Antifa protestors was quickly accused of harassment, and was threatened with police action.
As Worley filmed the developing situation, a trans activist reached over her shoulder and grabbed her phone, spurring Worley to struggle in an attempt to maintain hold of her property.
Worley’s partner, popular British feminist Aja, took to Twitter to report what had happened to her followers.
Aja posted a video of the assailant being arrested and taken to a police van, as well as a photograph of Worley in a Police car being interviewed and her statement being taken.
Worley told Reduxx that during the interview, police referred to her assailant with the pronouns “she and her,” apparently confirming her understanding of the attacker being a female.
According to Worley, the assailant is still in police custody as of the publishing of this article, and police have advised Worley that they will inform her if the attacker is released on bail.
Women who attended the event also noted that trans activists had been using megaphones and drums to try and drown them out, which are usually prohibited at Speaker’s Corner in Hyde Park. When female attendees asked the police about why these banned activities were being allowed, they reportedly said that they had chosen to not enforce the bylaws in an attempt to keep the peace.
Police did keep the trans activists at the Reformers’ Tree location to allow the women to leave safely after the event had concluded, an act which was commended by those women attending. But it was the volunteer stewards that earned the highest praise, with the yellow-vested women consistently moving to place themselves between the Antifa activists and the female attendees.
Today’s violence follows a long string of attacks on women critical of gender ideology during free speech events.
During Kellie-Jay Keen’s recent US tour of pro-woman free speech events, multiple incidents were recorded in what was a worrying trend where women critical of gender ideology were being targeted by trans activists.
Keen’s appearance in Portland, Oregon had to be cancelled on October 25 after credible threats were received. Despite Keen’s absence, a small group of women carried out an unofficial demonstration in the event’s place as an act of resistance.
As the women spoke, multiple masked men rushed their area and pelted them with whipped cream pies.
Similarly, on October 26, the event in Tacoma, Washington was quickly derailed by violent trans activists and Antifa. Multiple physical altercations were recorded, with some trans activists showing up wearing brass knuckles and attempting to grapple female speakers to the ground during their speeches.
At least nine people were arrested in New York City during protests that broke out in opposition to the last stop of Keen’s US tour. Like in Portland, Keen had been unable to attend the event as she was not able to get to the speaking podium safely due to aggressive counter-protestors.
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