A trans activist was arrested yesterday at an event critical of gender ideology held in Newcastle, England, after he assaulted a female attendee.
Speaking with Reduxx, Florence Waller recounted how she was attacked while leaving the public speaking event on January 15. Waller explains that as she was leaving the event with her banner rolled up under her right arm, several men wearing masks and dressed predominantly in black broke off from the group of counter-protesters to approach her.
“About three of them seemed to hang back a bit and then quite suddenly one pushed me and snatched my banner from my hand and ran off,” she told Reduxx shortly after the event had concluded.
She then described how she ran after the man in an attempt to retrieve her banner. Waller had just managed to corner him when a police officer arrived.
Waller then left the scene with the rest of the attendees of the event. Later that day, she pressed charges.
“I was informed that a police liaison officer had been there looking for me so I phoned 101 and reported the incident. I’ve been told the police will be in touch for a statement,” Waller told Reduxx.
Fortunately, Waller was not injured, but she was upset over the incident as she had spent a significant amount of time hand-making the banner, which read Let Women Speak and Protect Women’s Single Sex Spaces.
“I went to the event to highlight the importance of same-sex care for vulnerable elderly women as I am myself a carer, and I have no doubt that this individual has absolutely no concern about anything … I wonder if he had even seen the very simple message on my banner as it was rolled up under my arm.”
Waller said that another woman retrieved her banner and returned it to her and she proudly displayed it after the incident.
The event was part of a series of “Let Women Speak” events organized by women’s rights campaigner Kellie-Jay Keen, also known by her moniker Posie Parker.
Keen has hosted events in major cities across the United Kingdom and even recently traveled across the United States. The events are open to the public and allow women to come forward to speak about issues that impact them. In particular, many women take to criticizing gender ideology and the consequences it has had for women’s single-sex spaces and care.
The events typically attract a crowd of angry trans activists, primarily young males, who often dress in masks and don all-black clothes. The counter-demonstrators are often affiliated with or organized by Antifa and “Transgender Action Block.”
This is not the first time a trans activist has been arrested at an event critical of gender ideology.
Back in September of 2022, Reduxx was on the scene of a Let Women Speak event in Brighton where three men were arrested.
One of the trans activists, 19, was detained on suspicion of assault and another, 20, was arrested on suspicion of obstructing a police officer.
A third man, Craig Thomas, was initially arrested on charges of sexual assault, but was later found to have been in possession of a knife as well. However, since the event there have been debates about whether he was part of the counterprotest, or if he was a random member of the public.
Following the event in Brighton, Keen was threatened with arrest if she did not attend a “voluntary” police interview to address an investigation into her committing a “hate crime” for her speech.
“The crime is use of words or behavior to stir up hatred on the grounds of sexual orientation,” the police officer, a Police Constable told Keen during a recorded phone call. Keen posted the video of the phone call to her Youtube channel. She did not attend the interview.
In October of 2022, Keen took her public speaking tour to the United States where trans activists were even more violent and aggressive, leading to several events being cancelled due to security concerns. The final stop of the tour was in New York City, where seven counter-protesters were arrested. Keen was unable to safely speak at the event after police refused to provide her escort through the crowd to the podium.
Despite the threats she has faced for holding her pro-woman events, Keen is not deterred and already has plans to visit other domestic and international destinations throughout 2023.
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