Masked-up trans activists stood behind a banner saying “arm trans kids” at a rally which was organised to counter a women’s rights protest.
Police kept the two sides apart at Hyde Park in London yesterday.
According to The Telegraph:
Transgender activists confronted gender-critical Let Women Speak advocates leading to the standoff, with officers positioning themselves between the two factions.
Trans rights demonstrators prominently displayed signs proclaiming “arm trans kids” and “trans joy will outlive you all”.
Additionally, one banner held by protesters who obscured their faces with umbrellas, read: “Terfs off our turf, defending trans lives.”
Members of Let Women Speak wore bright pink high visibility vests and formed a linked line while facing off the counterprotesters.
The Met Police confirmed that three arrests had been made during the incident and investigations were ongoing.
A police spokesperson said: “Police are present and engaging with multiple protest groups at Hyde Park, and a proportionate policing plan is in place.”
One individual posted on social media, saying: “The trans rights activists are looking a lot more dangerous and intimidating today.”
Let Women Speak events, hosted by women’s rights campaigner Kellie-Jay Keen, take place in Hyde Park on the final Sunday of every month.
In April police had to separate gender-critical and pro-trans protesters during a rally organised by Keen in London.